Libro.fm for Business
Start a membership, get two free audiobooks
Celebrity-Narrated Audiobooks
Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with giveaways, merch, and more!
Learn more
Bookseller pick
Send as gift
Add to Wish List
Almost ready!
In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.
Log in Create account
This month only!
Become a member and shop our members-only, 10th anniversary buy-one-get-one sale in support of Berkshire Book Nook.
Get startedThe Silmarillion
Narrator
Andy Serkis
This audiobook uses AI narration.
We’re taking steps to make sure AI narration is transparent.
Learn more
Length
19 hours 23 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal work, The Silmarillion, is a wonder of story telling that outlines the creation of his beloved world, Middle-earth. Andy Serkis breathes new life into this classic adventure just as he did with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ”
— Maxwell • Paragraphs Bookstore
The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron.
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 on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindalë is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth 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.
This brand-new unabridged recording is read by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Featured in these playlists...
Reviews
‘How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?’The Guardian ‘Demanding to be compared with English mythologies… at times rises to the greatness of true myth’Financial Times ‘A creation of singular beauty… magnificent in its best moments’Washington Post ‘A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope… its power is almost that of mysticism’Toronto Globe & Mail Expand reviewsBerkshire Book Nook is proud to partner with Libro.fm to give you a great audiobook experience.