Title: Extremely good--you don't need to be a Tolkienhead to enjoy!
Review: Any fan of sci-fi, whether they like the Tolkien wannabe Terry Brooks, the masterful Robert Jordan or even those hideous Star Wars novels, should read this book. Despite what everyone says, this book isn't really that hard to read (I read it in eighth or ninth grade, with little trouble), and the scope is incredible--all of the events of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit are condensed into the last two pages of The Silmarillion. If you are a Dungeons and Dragons fan, you should also buy this book--in the back is a small elven dictionary that can help you create authenic elven names like Elianar (Starfire) or Celeb-Sul (Silverwind).No matter what books you like to read, you should read this one as well. Tolkien is the Beatles of sci-fi, and The Silmarillion is his Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band.
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