The Silmarillion
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.
More by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
The Children of Húrin
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]
Beren and Lúthien
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
Farmer Giles of Ham
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?