A review by breeperscreepers
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

"-- behind it even to the mountains, he piled the thunderous towers of Thangorodrim, that were made of the ash and slag of his subterranean furnaces, and the vast refuse of his tunnelings. They were black and desolate and exceedingly lofty; and smoke issued from their tops, dark and foul upon the northern sky. Before the gates of Angband filth and desolation spread southward for many miles over the wide plain of Ardgalen..."

I loved this even more than the trilogy. Fucking fantastic imagery - seas of grinding ice and ships sailing amongst stars and voids. Stark, snowy mountains and dark fir forests empty of all but feral horrors. This was so incredibly evocative and grand. The fight between Fingolfin and Morgoth is probably the single most epic page I've ever read in my life.