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# 480 pages of epic lore Published since 2002, timeless classic Up to 59 detailed illustrations The Silmarillion: The legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings

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## Key Features

- • **Accessible Paperback Format:** Mass market paperback edition offers portability and affordability for on-the-go readers.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Beloved:** Boasts a 4.8-star rating from over 24,000 readers, a must-have for fantasy aficionados.
- • **Visual Feast with Stunning Artwork:** Choose editions featuring up to 59 illustrations by Tolkien and Ted Nasmith to enhance your reading journey.
- • **Dive Deep into Middle-Earth's Origins:** Explore the legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings with rich world-building and mythic history.
- • **Unlock Tolkien’s Philosophical Depths:** Discover profound themes on freedom, death, and corruption that elevate this beyond mere fantasy.

## Overview

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien is a 480-page mass market paperback published by Del Rey in 2002, offering an essential deep dive into the mythic origins of Middle-Earth. Featuring up to 59 illustrations across editions, it enriches the lore behind The Lord of the Rings with profound themes and a 4.8-star rating from over 24,000 readers, making it a timeless cornerstone for any serious fantasy collection.

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Review: An Amazing Story of the History of Elves and Middle-Earth - The Silmarillion was great, it deepened my knowledge and understanding of world and characters we meet in The Lord of the Rings. The book provided a vast and integral history of Tolkiens world, from the creation of the world with Ilúvatar and the Children of Ilúvatar, to the beginning of the elves, men, dwarves and various other creatures. The Silmarillion tells of the history of Valinor in the West and the beginning of Middle-Earth. The Silmarils are briefly mentioned in LOTR, but this books tells their story, and just like the One Ring, it was tragic how many killed and died for them. The way the Curse of Mandos unfolded was also so incredibly well written the way everything was doomed to fall apart. If you are looking to study Tolkien or fantasy and world building, this book is essential, even if you merely wish to read more of Middle-Earth, this book is a great choice to start diving deeper into Tolkiens Legendarium, after LOTR. After reading LOTR I had so many questions about the Elves and the lands in the West they journey to. I wanted to know why the Elves felt the way they do about dwarves and man and why so many of them removed themselves from the dealings of man. The Silmarillion answered all of these questions and more. It showed me just how vast and complex Tolkien's world-building is. I'm greatly interested in Tolkien's idea's of death and it being a "gift of man," we see this in LOTR, but this book dived deeper into this idea. When the creation of man is described and it talks about them having the gift of freedom and with that they live short lives, felt very revealing of Tolkien's views on death. I also found it interesting when the says that the Elves felt that Man most resembled Melkor (Morgoth), that seemed to say a lot about Mans capacity for evil. Morgoth is a powerful and resilient enemy, even greater than Sauron. It seemed as though all forms of darkness and evil originated with him, the way he influenced the evolution of the world was so interesting, as was the powers that arose to stand against him. I was so disappointed when Manwë pardoned him, but I understood why he did it and also relent to the fact that if he hadn't so many of these characters wouldn't exist. As much power as Morgoth had, some of the worst tragedies were a result of the ways he'd lie and manipulate and sow doubt and hatred in others, putting them on a path of destruction, conveying themes of the cost of greed, pride and nature of corruption; teaching lessons on the power of not entertaining negative thoughts. This theme and so many others make this just as timeless a read as LOTR.
Review: Hardcover versions compared - This is a review of the editions, with an image, not the text itself. If I'm wrong about anything let me know and I'll correct it. 1998 edition: Cover: “Maglor casts a Silmaril …” (male throwing white gem against red background) 18 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Readable, nice, can be found around $20-$30 used. Crazy that this edition is almost 35 years old. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. At Lake Cuiviénen 4. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 5. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 6. The First Dawn of the Sun 7. Maedhros's Rescue from Thangorodrim 8. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 9. Felagund among Beor's Men 10. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 11. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 12. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 13. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Radh 14. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 15. Ulmo Appears before Tor 16. Eärendil the Mariner 17. The Eagles of Manwe 18. The Ships of the Faithful Front over: Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea Back cover: Beren and Luthien are carried to Safety 2004 edition: Cover: “White Ships of Valinor” (white boats sailing in fair weather, island in background) 45 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Glossy paper, which can be a positive or negative I guess Can be found around $25 new, which is a DEAL. This is mine for reading without fear of damaging a collector’s item. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 18. Tarn Aeluin 19. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 20. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 21. Transformed 22. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 23. Huan's Leap 24. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 25. The Hill of Slain 26. Saeros' Fatal Leap 27. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 28. Beleg is Slain 29. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 30. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 31. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 32. Up the Rainy Stair 33. Húrin Finds Morwen 34. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 35. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 36. Tuor and Voronwe see Turin at the Pools of Ivrin 37. The Escape from Gondolin 38. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 39. Earendil the Mariner 40. White Ships from Valinor 41. The Eagles of Manwe 42. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 43. The Ships of the Faithful 44. The Forging of the One 45. The White Tree 2021 edition: Cover: “Ships of the Faithful” ship sailing amidst storm/red sky 49 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Can be found closer to $40 Regular flat paper, not glossy. More standard book-shaped, whereas the 2004 version is more square, like a coffee table book. Mine was used and did NOT include a fold-out map, but the colorized Christopher Tolkien Beleriand map is in the front plate and endplate (inside the cover, both ends). Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. Turgon at Fingolfin's Cairn 18. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 19. At Tarn Aeluin 20. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 21. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 22. Transformed 23. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 24. Huan's Leap 25. Lúthien at Tol Galen 26. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 27. The Hill of Slain 28. Saeros' Fatal Leap 29. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 30. Beleg is Slain 31. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 32. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 33. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 34. Up the Rainy Stair 35. The Slaying of Glaurung 36. Húrin Finds Morwen 37. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 38. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 39. Tuor and Voronwe see Türin at the Pools of Ivrin 40. The Escape from Gondolin 41. Eärendil Searches Tirion 42. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 43. Eärendil the Mariner 44. White Ships from Valinor 45. The Eagles of Manwe 46. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 47. The Ships of the Faithful 48. The Forging of the One 49. The White Tree 2022 edition: Blue cover with circular design 59 illustrations by Tolkien himself – BUT more than half of these are “devices,” neat little square symbols at the start of a chapter and so on—not big full color paintings or drawings. Around $40. Be aware, Tolkien’s artwork consists more of drawings and sketches with limited color. They are not the epic Ted Nasmith paintings you see in others. If you value his quaint older sketches, these are great. Personally, Nasmith’s objectively better work is more inspiring and helps me engage in the story. Tolkien is a GREAT writer, and a pretty good artist. Nasmith is a GREAT artist. I like them all. If I was only going to get one, I’d get the 2004 version because you get a ton of great Nasmith artwork for an insanely cheap twenty-five bucks (today). Tolkien’s own art is neat, but if you want to be encouraged through a dense book, Nasmith’s art helps pull you in and pull you along.

## Features

- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Publisher: Del Rey
- Pages: 480
- Publication Date: 2002
- Edition: 2nd
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- MSRP: 8.99
- ISBN13: 9780345325815
- ISBN: 0345325818
- Language: en
- Quality Rating: 1
- "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #53,063 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #40 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #104 in Classic Literature & Fiction #184 in Action & Adventure Fantasy (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 24,212 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Amazing Story of the History of Elves and Middle-Earth
*by H***Y on January 24, 2026*

The Silmarillion was great, it deepened my knowledge and understanding of world and characters we meet in The Lord of the Rings. The book provided a vast and integral history of Tolkiens world, from the creation of the world with Ilúvatar and the Children of Ilúvatar, to the beginning of the elves, men, dwarves and various other creatures. The Silmarillion tells of the history of Valinor in the West and the beginning of Middle-Earth. The Silmarils are briefly mentioned in LOTR, but this books tells their story, and just like the One Ring, it was tragic how many killed and died for them. The way the Curse of Mandos unfolded was also so incredibly well written the way everything was doomed to fall apart. If you are looking to study Tolkien or fantasy and world building, this book is essential, even if you merely wish to read more of Middle-Earth, this book is a great choice to start diving deeper into Tolkiens Legendarium, after LOTR. After reading LOTR I had so many questions about the Elves and the lands in the West they journey to. I wanted to know why the Elves felt the way they do about dwarves and man and why so many of them removed themselves from the dealings of man. The Silmarillion answered all of these questions and more. It showed me just how vast and complex Tolkien's world-building is. I'm greatly interested in Tolkien's idea's of death and it being a "gift of man," we see this in LOTR, but this book dived deeper into this idea. When the creation of man is described and it talks about them having the gift of freedom and with that they live short lives, felt very revealing of Tolkien's views on death. I also found it interesting when the says that the Elves felt that Man most resembled Melkor (Morgoth), that seemed to say a lot about Mans capacity for evil. Morgoth is a powerful and resilient enemy, even greater than Sauron. It seemed as though all forms of darkness and evil originated with him, the way he influenced the evolution of the world was so interesting, as was the powers that arose to stand against him. I was so disappointed when Manwë pardoned him, but I understood why he did it and also relent to the fact that if he hadn't so many of these characters wouldn't exist. As much power as Morgoth had, some of the worst tragedies were a result of the ways he'd lie and manipulate and sow doubt and hatred in others, putting them on a path of destruction, conveying themes of the cost of greed, pride and nature of corruption; teaching lessons on the power of not entertaining negative thoughts. This theme and so many others make this just as timeless a read as LOTR.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hardcover versions compared
*by B***L on December 23, 2022*

This is a review of the editions, with an image, not the text itself. If I'm wrong about anything let me know and I'll correct it. 1998 edition: Cover: “Maglor casts a Silmaril …” (male throwing white gem against red background) 18 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Readable, nice, can be found around $20-$30 used. Crazy that this edition is almost 35 years old. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. At Lake Cuiviénen 4. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 5. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 6. The First Dawn of the Sun 7. Maedhros's Rescue from Thangorodrim 8. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 9. Felagund among Beor's Men 10. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 11. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 12. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 13. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Radh 14. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 15. Ulmo Appears before Tor 16. Eärendil the Mariner 17. The Eagles of Manwe 18. The Ships of the Faithful Front over: Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea Back cover: Beren and Luthien are carried to Safety 2004 edition: Cover: “White Ships of Valinor” (white boats sailing in fair weather, island in background) 45 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Glossy paper, which can be a positive or negative I guess Can be found around $25 new, which is a DEAL. This is mine for reading without fear of damaging a collector’s item. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 18. Tarn Aeluin 19. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 20. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 21. Transformed 22. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 23. Huan's Leap 24. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 25. The Hill of Slain 26. Saeros' Fatal Leap 27. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 28. Beleg is Slain 29. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 30. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 31. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 32. Up the Rainy Stair 33. Húrin Finds Morwen 34. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 35. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 36. Tuor and Voronwe see Turin at the Pools of Ivrin 37. The Escape from Gondolin 38. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 39. Earendil the Mariner 40. White Ships from Valinor 41. The Eagles of Manwe 42. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 43. The Ships of the Faithful 44. The Forging of the One 45. The White Tree 2021 edition: Cover: “Ships of the Faithful” ship sailing amidst storm/red sky 49 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Can be found closer to $40 Regular flat paper, not glossy. More standard book-shaped, whereas the 2004 version is more square, like a coffee table book. Mine was used and did NOT include a fold-out map, but the colorized Christopher Tolkien Beleriand map is in the front plate and endplate (inside the cover, both ends). Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. Turgon at Fingolfin's Cairn 18. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 19. At Tarn Aeluin 20. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 21. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 22. Transformed 23. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 24. Huan's Leap 25. Lúthien at Tol Galen 26. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 27. The Hill of Slain 28. Saeros' Fatal Leap 29. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 30. Beleg is Slain 31. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 32. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 33. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 34. Up the Rainy Stair 35. The Slaying of Glaurung 36. Húrin Finds Morwen 37. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 38. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 39. Tuor and Voronwe see Türin at the Pools of Ivrin 40. The Escape from Gondolin 41. Eärendil Searches Tirion 42. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 43. Eärendil the Mariner 44. White Ships from Valinor 45. The Eagles of Manwe 46. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 47. The Ships of the Faithful 48. The Forging of the One 49. The White Tree 2022 edition: Blue cover with circular design 59 illustrations by Tolkien himself – BUT more than half of these are “devices,” neat little square symbols at the start of a chapter and so on—not big full color paintings or drawings. Around $40. Be aware, Tolkien’s artwork consists more of drawings and sketches with limited color. They are not the epic Ted Nasmith paintings you see in others. If you value his quaint older sketches, these are great. Personally, Nasmith’s objectively better work is more inspiring and helps me engage in the story. Tolkien is a GREAT writer, and a pretty good artist. Nasmith is a GREAT artist. I like them all. If I was only going to get one, I’d get the 2004 version because you get a ton of great Nasmith artwork for an insanely cheap twenty-five bucks (today). Tolkien’s own art is neat, but if you want to be encouraged through a dense book, Nasmith’s art helps pull you in and pull you along.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Book, Wonderful Illustrations
*by B***K on December 15, 2025*

Absolutely beautiful book! It was so much more expensive everywhere else I looked, I'm so glad I found this! A wonderful piece of fictional literature, this is an absolute must-have for any Tolkien fan who's serious about their nerdship! Ted Nasmiths illustrations really bring Tolkiens world to life (though it truly already does this on its own) through vibrant colors, beautiful landscapes, and details beyond details beyond details! I HIGHLY recommend this

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