Early Prime Big Deal Days Discount - Get New Lord Of The Rings Collector's Edition Books

The Silmarillion is the best-known book by Tolkien about Middle-earth that's not part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy or named The Hobbit. It provides important background history on the First Age of Middle-earth, known as the Elder Days. It was compiled by Tolkien's son, Christopher, after death. The Silmarillion Collector's Edition released alongside The Hobbit last month and is the cheapest of the bunch right now at $24.50.

The Silmarillion is one of the 12 volumes in exhaustive History of Middle-earth series. The series, which was compiled by Christopher Tolkien, received new very pretty hardcover editions this year. The History of Middle-earth is compiled in four box sets with three volumes each, the last of which was published earlier this month. The first two sets are on sale for massive discounts--The Silmarillion is included in the first box set.

• The History of Middle-earth Box Set 1 -- $67 ($125)
• The History of Middle-earth Box Set 2 -- $53 ($125)
• The History of Middle-earth Box Set 3 -- $91 ($125)
• The History of Middle-earth Box Set 4 -- $90 ($125)
• The Complete History of Middle-earth Box Set -- $128 ($250)

The Lord of the Rings Collector's Editions released alongside the first-ever publication of Tolkien's collected poems. This massive 1,728-page, three-book set contains work written across seven decades. Tolkien had a lifelong love of poetry, and he initially aspired to be a poet, not a fantasy novelist.

All told, there are 200 poems in the box set, some of which center on Middle-earth. Over 60 of these poems had never been published until now, so this is a rare opportunity to read previously unseen writing by Tolkien. The poems are accompanied by commentary about the works and author himself from two leading Tolkien scholars.

The hardcover box set is available for a 10% discount at Amazon.