The Silmarillion vs Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Middle Earth, English Fantasy fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.3 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth

Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.0 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Silmarillion higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 331 votes.
The Silmarillion is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth.

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