Yes...im definitely a big fan of him...

my collection of his book so far:
1.The Lord of the Rings
2.The Hobbit
3.The Silmarillion


Here is a list of books written by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings
* The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Two Towers
* The Return of the King


The Silmarillion

Unfinished Tales

The Adeventures of Tom Bombadil

The History of Middle Earth Series

1. The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1
2. The Book of Lost Tales, Part 2
3. The Lays of Beleriand
4. The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and the Annals
5. The Lost Road and Other Writings
6. The Return of the Shadow: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part One
7. The Treason of Isengard: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Two
8. The War of the Ring: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Three
9. Sauron Defeated: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Four
10. Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One : The Legends of Aman
11. The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion : Part Two : The Legends of Beleriand
12. The Peoples of Middle-Earth


Non-Middle Earth Books
Roverandom
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
Letters from Father Christmas
The Father Christmas Letters
Finn and Hengest
The Monsters and the Critics
Tree and Leaf

will update the 1st post all about this legendary author that filled my hunger for a real fantasy world...

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Jan 21 2009, 04:06 PM

I owned exactly the same books as you
But haven't start reading Silmarillion Is it as good?

oh yes...if you read that you dont need to buy alot of the unfinished books by him that was finished by his grandson...
the Silmarillion is like a whole short compilation of all the stories of middle earth...from the starting of the world till the end...you will love it!!!

The Silmarillion!
Wow , you guys got 3 books of J.R.R.Tolkien!
I only got The Silmarillion but hey , its awesome.

lol...The Silmarillion alone is good enough...but if you want more details of the stories then go get the particular story...
The Hobbit in my opinion was like stories for kids...but i enjoyed it...its more of a light reading material...

Thats right.
Not enough though.
I got that as a gift for my b'day.

if you can understand The Silmarillion then go for The Lord of the Rings...it should explain a lot about the War of the Rings in The Silmarillion.
i was thinking of getting the Children of Hurin but since i've read it in The Silmarillion i didnt really feel like buying it...would really be interested in books about the Dwarves or about Tom Bombadil...

I have the lords of the rings. Still in the 1st book but it's way better than the movie. So detailed and rich.

I just remembered I have Children of Hurin as well!

This post has been edited by Duke Beard: Jan 21 2009, 03:55 PM

how was the Children of Hurin?
romantic?

I have read The Lord of The Rings before.
But I don't have one at home. How sad.

lol...get 1...i've reread it 5 times already!!! >.<

icyfawkes , you really make me envy!
But you are right , I should get one.
The thing is my cousin got that book and I can borrow it easily.
That why I'm not owning it.

lol...btw...ive updated the 1st post on the whole collection...

The Silmarillion was in certain ways far more epic then LotR could ever be. Who can deny the tragedy of Turin, or the love between Beren and Luthien Tinuviel? Feanor's jealousy and pride that doomed the elves, and how Earendil half-Elven finally won passage to the lands of the Gods?

ah...the romance of Beren and Luthien Tinuviel is soooooo romantic...
but what happened to Feanor is far more a tragedy than Turin IMO...well maybe both are tragic the same...

Work is piling. No time to read it also....I intend to get to it for the CNY holidays!

lend it to me 1st!!! im in KL!!!

I've read the Chinese version of LoTR. It is so well written that I can imagine the whole scene! It's damn cool!

After I read this thread, I am tempted to get myself English version collection~

Go for it!!!
its best to read the original language of the story...you will not miss out a single detail that way

absolutely!!! EPIC describes silmarillion best...imo you can skip the LOTR if you find it too long but there's no excuse for silmarillion

don't own them though, so it was quite some time since i've read the set =d

This post has been edited by Kaivr: Feb 2 2009, 03:27 PM