What to Read After The Silmarillion
Readers who loved The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Silmarillion is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Silmarillion
The Children of Húrin
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
The Return of the King
The Dragon Reborn
The Shadow Rising
The Two Towers
Dune Messiah
The Fires of Heaven
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
Roverandom
The Great Hunt
Lord of Chaos
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
A Clash of Kings
The Last Battle
The Wise Man’s Fear
The Farthest Shore
His Dark Materials
The Horse and His Boy
The Atlas of Middle-earth