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

Tolkien's work are epic! Although I haven't gotten myself the original LoTR storyline yet but I can't wait to! I'm so tempted to get the 7 books edition ones So far I've got an old copy of The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Children of Hurin, and Unfinished Tales

wow...you've got quite a handful of gems there mind sharing where you bought them?i bought mine in Taiwan...and i gave it to my Brazilian friends as gifts...hope to get them again...especialy LOTR the blue coloured book, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
ive read all 3 of them except unfinished tales...i heard inside there are tales of the Dwarves?

wow...to me, Tolkien's book is a bit tough for me...
i suppose i need to sharpen my language 1st...
tried to read up but too many names n vocabs...arghh..

hahaha...take your time...when you have the interest...everything is possible

How many have read non middle earth books by Tolkien? I happened to pick up a collection of Tolkien shorts titled 'Tales from the Perilous Realm' a long time ago. I wanted it for the Bombadil stories it had, but found those to actually be poems and fairly dry and boring.

Luckily, the book also happened to contain several other stories: Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, and Leaf by Nigel. These were great stories. Farmer Giles and his blunderbuss going after giants and dragons, Smith with his faery star, and Nigel's lifelike leaf painting all tend to get overlooked as people focus on LOTR, which is a shame really.

If you can find these books, you should pick them up for some light reading and see what Tolkien is like beyond middle earth.

btw...where did you get those books from...Borders?i have no time to go scout for them yet,if you know the exact location of where i could get them i might go next week to get em

That was a long time ago, more then 10 years back. Nowadays bookstores are only interested in selling Tolkien's LOTR and Middle Earth books.

darn...i was hoping to get more...do you think i should buy online?is it pricey?

The Hobbit is the only old one in the collection given by my uncle lol...almost falling into rags. The rest are new books though, the common black cover one bought in MPH...if i'm not mistaken i think there IS the tale of the dwarves...btw anyone saw the 7 volume lotr for sale anywhere in any bookstore around KL?

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=870094&hl=
this forumer selling some titles...but none that i was hunting for...other than Unfinished Tales...

Yes he pmed me asking me to have a look at his thread. He didn't have the set i wanted though

his selection of tolkien books is too small...but i bought 3 books from him...for reading in the bus

lol yeah...i saw the set of tolkien i wanted at my hometown but since im in shah alam studying i didnt buy it cause it would be a hassle to bring...kinda regretting not buying it now though

heh...nvm...there is always a next time...will keep this thread updated on where i get my books...wish me luck in hunting them

Try MPH for Unfinished Tales...they should have it Do inform me if you see any 7 volume boxed set LoTR...hehe

Read and own LOTR series and finished The Hobbit awhile ago. I thought The Hobbit were a bit short to my liking. Bilbo's adventure is a walk in the park compared to Frodo's. Lol!

yeah...i felt that its written for children to read as a bedtime storybook...well...Sauron was still a void at that time right? he cant send ring wriaths out to catch bilbo yet

Tolkien wrote the Hobbit as bed time stories for his children, so yes, the Hobbit is a bedtime story.

Oic, at least filling in some of the blanks about LOTR series, like the infamous sword "Sting".

This post has been edited by rickylaw86: Feb 6 2009, 04:31 PM

Guys , just want to say something.
Do you know that C.S. Lewis , the writer of The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R Tolkien were really good friends?

Well, I just knew it. Thanks!

No problem bro!

Gah....no time to go shopping for books!!!
btw...Borders are selling books really expensive IMO...that day before KL gathering i went to take a peek on what they have to offer...darn surprised...

Ive got Children of Hurin too. Got it in hard-cover when it first came out. real good. had abit of romeo and juliet ending. but i loved it ayway.

Whoa, I only have the Silmarillion. And I always reread the tale of Beren and Luthien.

Excuse me, I've been trying so hard to purchase Silmarillion, would be great if any of you can tell me where to buy it or perhaps sell a used copy to me. Many thanks

http://www.kinokuniya.com/my/index.php/fbs...m=9780261102736