The Silmarillion (1977), a posthumously published work by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher. This epic book is a mythological history of the world of Arda, from the creation of the universe to the end of the First Age, serving as the basis for
British writer Joe Abercrombie in the first book of the cult trilogy The First Law presents us with the company of the most peculiar characters of contemporary fantastic literature.