In what order should I read the books?
12-12-03, 08:08 PM
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In what order should I read the books?
I thought this would be better here than in the Book forum for obvious reasons 
The Hobbit
FOTR
TTT
ROTK
Verimillion aka The Silmarillion
The Lost Tales
The Appendices
???
What others should I read? There's Appendices also right? Any good editions?
Thanks!
The Hobbit
FOTR
TTT
ROTK
Verimillion aka The Silmarillion
The Lost Tales
The Appendices
???
What others should I read? There's Appendices also right? Any good editions?
Thanks!
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12-12-03, 08:31 PM
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Verimillion? Perhaps you mean The Silmarillion?
EDIT: And to contribute to the topic, I'd say you've got them in the right order: Hobbit; Lord of the Rings; Silmarillion.
EDIT: And to contribute to the topic, I'd say you've got them in the right order: Hobbit; Lord of the Rings; Silmarillion.
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12-12-03, 09:32 PM
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Yeah, that should keep you busy for some time. Caiman has the order right.
The Lost Tales could be next, but you don't have to worry about that for now.
The Lost Tales could be next, but you don't have to worry about that for now.
12-13-03, 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by rushmore223
I never made it through the Simarillion, nor do I personally know anyone who was able to finish it. Given that I was 12 when I tried may be partly to blame. I may try again soon.
I never made it through the Simarillion, nor do I personally know anyone who was able to finish it. Given that I was 12 when I tried may be partly to blame. I may try again soon.
I've read bits and pieces of the Slimarillion. Heavy stuff, but some real gems await for the persistent and the patient.
12-13-03, 10:00 PM
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One correction to the order: The Appendices are included at the end of ROTK, and are the most relevent to LOTR, so those should be read before The Silmarillion, The Lost Tales, or any of the other material published after Tolkien's death.
So I think the proper reading order is
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, consisting of:
* Fellowship of the Ring
* The Two Towers
* Return of the King
* The Appendices
The Silmarillion
The History of Middle-earth, consisting of:
* The Book of Lost Tales #1
* The Book of Lost Tales #2
* The Lays of Beleriand
* The Shaping of Middle-earth
* The Lost Road
* The Return of the Shadow
* The Treason of Isengard
* The War of the Ring
* Sauron Defeated: The End of the Third Age
* Morgoth's Ring
* The War of the Jewels
* The Peoples of Middle-earth
So I think the proper reading order is
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, consisting of:
* Fellowship of the Ring
* The Two Towers
* Return of the King
* The Appendices
The Silmarillion
The History of Middle-earth, consisting of:
* The Book of Lost Tales #1
* The Book of Lost Tales #2
* The Lays of Beleriand
* The Shaping of Middle-earth
* The Lost Road
* The Return of the Shadow
* The Treason of Isengard
* The War of the Ring
* Sauron Defeated: The End of the Third Age
* Morgoth's Ring
* The War of the Jewels
* The Peoples of Middle-earth
