Looking for something to read after watching The Rings of Power? Look no further. Brian Sibley has gathered together all of Tolkien's manuscripts relating to the Second Age of Middle-earth in one beautiful volume. All the texts had been published here and there before, whether in The Silmarillion, some of the 12 volumes of The History of Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's letters or other sources, but they are here organised in chronological order of events to paint the most precise picture of Númenor's history possible.

If you are a Tolkien specialist and already have read everything on the subject, this book is still worth it because of the ton of drawings and the stunning watercolours Alan Lee provided. Since the book is cut into a myriad of chapters, the artist seized this opportunity to fill every blank space with a picture and the result really is gorgeous.

If you've just been introduced to Tolkien through the Rings of Power series, this might be as good place to start as The Lord of the Rings because you're on roughly familiar grounds, at least with the characters involved if not for their narrative arcs.