On October 14, 2022, the season finale of The Rings of Power arrived, the first of several that will come to Prime Video and that has returned us to madness for a classic of fantastic literature that has put JRR Tolkien back in the limelight (not the limelight) of today. So if you've been wanting more, we're going to recommend some readings that could keep the flame of Middle-earth alive... and other worlds.
What books should you read now?
If you have been left with more desire to continue reading fantastic adventures, We are going to recommend several titles that could help you to better spend the harsh winter afternoons that are coming. Of course, although Tolkien was quite prolific in ideas, characters and legends, his work is quite limited and if you insist on reading it, you will spend it several times... so you could lose all the magic of waiting for a new season of Prime Video series.
Be that as it may, here we leave you what readings you could use to keep alive the flame of these fantastic worlds full of creatures that star in that old fight between good and evil in its most different incarnations.
Return of the King Appendices
We cannot say that it is a reading as such, but of course is the source of information from which the series drinks The Rings of Power. If you want to see what other facts it tells (or rather breaks down), you can try to dive into each of its pages, although we already told you that they are not too extensive and they are not written in novel format either. It is more of an enumeration than anything else, but it can help you discover some relevant events that occurred at the time of the resurgence of evil in Middle-earth.
Unfinished Tales of Númenor
This work, published in 1980 by the son of JRR Tolkien, collects a series of stories that come to put context to the events described in The Lord of the Rings and that they are closer to what we have seen in The Rings of Power. In it you will learn about the history and origin of magicians (like Galdalf), or the death of Isildur, who was the one who took the unique ring from Sauron, or the foundation of some towns like Rohan. It is a compendium that serves quite well for those who want to understand the context of some events that we have already seen within the Prime Video series.
The Silmarilion
It is the other great work that was published after Tolkien's death and that We already warned you that it does not have a novel format like The Hobbit o The Lord of the Rings, but rather a compendium of data, places, characters, songs and poems that are born from the different peoples and characters that inhabited Middle-earth. It is obvious to you that between fragment and fragment you will discover new facts, but it can be too long and heavy for you. Yourselves.
The Dragonlance Chronicles
We have resorted to a great classic of fantastic literature from the 80s, directly influenced by The Lord of the Rings and signed by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman who, through three volumes (The dragon's return, Huma's Tomb y The Queen of Darkness) will return you to a universe that is one of the most similar, interesting and exciting that you will ever discover.
And since when you finish them you will need to continue reading more, we recommend you continue with The Legends of the Dragonlance and his three books: The Temple of Ishtar, The War of the Dwarves y The Threshold of Power. And if you still want more, jump to Twilight of Dragons, Which consists of The Knights of Takhisis y The war of the gods, or the stories of the Fifth Age with The Dawn of a New Era, the blue dragon y Dragon Spell. More?, then continue with The War of the Spirits which is made up of three other books, such as The Knights of Neraka, The River of the Dead y The Name of the One. And if you want to continue, do it with the two trilogies of The Dragonlance Heroes...
Only with these titles you already have for three or four years... calmly.