The Silmarillion is one of the most fantastic pieces of fiction I've ever read, in part because it is not written like a novel. It's mythology; terse and far-re

The Silmarillion is one of the most fantastic pieces of fiction I've ever read, in part because it is not written like a novel. It's mythology; terse and far-reaching and all around brilliant--I think some of the reason is because nobody writes this sort of thing anymore. It's like reading the Prose Eddas, and it feels very powerful.