TwinStorm's Book Reviews #1: The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
To start this off, the Silmarillion is the mythology, the groundwork for his vast legendarium, that spans Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. It is a collection of Tolkien's tales of the First Age, specifically the feud between Morgoth and the Elves, and the War of the Jewels. It was published after Tolkien's death by his son, Christopher.
The Silmarillion is not a standard book, more of a history of a mythology, a collection o