The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, Read by Martin Shaw by HarperCollins Publishers published on 2012-11-06T15:34:00Z The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. Genre tolkien Comment by Michael Heilemann Boy, it sure would be great if I could actually buy this on Audible or iTunes. Alas, that is not the case. 2016-12-26T21:53:43Z Comment by Holly Short This is from Akallabêth, the Downfall of Númenor 2016-08-08T06:27:57Z Comment by Holly Short Oooh, I really need to read this <3 I'm ever part of Middle-Earth, or vice versa 2015-05-26T19:02:20Z