About Tolkien :)

I have read The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillian(sp?) (all more than once) I know that there are other books out there. Any suggestions? I'm not really into short stories but.. if they have to do with Middle Earth, I would be interested.

(btw... Silmarillion...)

After the post-humous publications of The Silmarillion, the other post-h. that followed was Unfinished Tales, which contained many unpublished extra stories and extra versions of stories about all the Ages of Tolkien's world.
So, you might be very interested in this one.

Also, Christopher Tolkien then decided to publish, little by little, the variations/work in progress that his father was doing (or whatever one might call them), in many volumes under the overall name of The History of Middle Earth (if i'm not mistaken...). In these, you'll find many more variations, including philological notes... At that point it was too much for me, but you might be interested to have a look.

Then of course, there is the little story/poem The Adventures of Tom Bombadil...

At this point, I'll leave others with better (much better!) knowledge than me about these things continue here for you...

I'd recommend Unfinished Tales next. It's much easier going than HOME. Also if you decide to delve into HOME, you don't really have to read them in order. The most interesting volumes, to me at any rate, are the last three (even though I haven't read XI and XII). The published Sil. is taken from the texts that appear in these volumes (OK, not XII, that's the Appendices to LOTR), and there is much else of interest besides. You might find <a href=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_hm.html>this site </a> helpful.

Read Unfinished Tales before you start on HoME (I did it the other way which means it can be done that way too, but it took a few years to get really interested.)
If you like the Numenor stories, I would have to recommend HoME V (The Lost Road) and HoME IX (Sauron Defeated).
HoME VI through the first half of IX are all about the LOTR and the others are mostly Silmarillion texts.

"Roverandom" and "Farmer Giles of Ham" are delightful.

Also "Smith of Wootton Major".

Don't forget "Mr. Bliss"!

Leaf By Niggle is pretty good too.

Thank you all for you advice! I see that I have a LOT to catch up on.
I have seen alot of these stories in Book Stores but have not bought them because I didn't want to deal with "Hack" versions.
Thanks for the recomendations!

Go for it, and become a Tolkien addict.

Thanks again for all the great suggestions! I'm afraid that I am already an addict! I began reading Tolkien around 75" and have been a Fantasy Buff ever since! I will be sure to grab some of the titles that you all have given me.
Long Live Elves, Hobbits, Wizards, Men and Boogie Men!:rollin:

There's also The Lays of Beleriand, which are marvelous poetry!

In some ways, the Lays tell the stories even better than the Silmarillion.

The Silmarillian is one of my favorite books. The historical backround that it provided made it easier to understand Tolkiens version of downfall and redemption with reguards to Elves and Men.