Read Silmarillion once?
No Tolkien fanatic badge for you. :-)
Unfinished Tales?
History of Middle Earth Volumes 1 to 12 (12???? Bejeesus, the first 3 were hard enough going, and wildly repetitive, there are 12 of the buggers now???)
Actually, unless you are a real Tolkein geek freak, leave the History alone.
Unfinished tales does a good history of Numenor though, and background on the Istari, Lorien, Celebrimbor.....
Damn, gonna have to read it yet again.
