The Map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth - Softcover

Sibley, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0261103180 ISBN 13: 9780261103184

Verlag: HarperCollins, 1994

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The essential companion for any reader journeying through The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films.

Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback presents an entertaining and informative overview of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and the creation of the original maps by Tolkien and his son, Christopher. The book is accompanied by a full-colour illustrated map, which can be removed for reference or even for framing.

The map is a real labour of love, illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro’s Hobbit film.

Each element in this collector’s package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Brian Sibley is a noted writer and broadcaster best known in Tolkien circles for his work on the BBC’s epic 1981 radio serialisation of The Lord of the Rings, as well as books about the maps of Middle-earth and the making of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. In 2022 he was the recipient of the Tolkien Society’s ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.

John Howe was born in 1957 in Vancouver, Canada. After finishing High School, he moved to France in 1976, where he attended the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg, gaining a Diploma in Illustration. Aside from illustrating jackets for numerous Tolkien and other fantasy works he has also illustrated many children’s books. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and their ten-year-old son.

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This superb map will take you straight to the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien's mythical world of Middle-earth. Redrawn by artist John Howe from the original map created by Christopher Tolkien, it is beautifully decorated with scenes from 'The Lord of the Rings'.

• Trace the epic journey of Frodo and Sam through the Misty Mountains and the Dead Marshes to Mount Doom
• Follow Aragorn to the great city of Minas Tirith
• Discover where Gandalf fought the Balrog on the peak of Zirak zigil

The map show how the geography created in such meticulous detail by J.R.R. Tolkien is central to an understanding of his books. It comes with an illustrated explanatory booklet written by Brian Sibley, creator of the highly successful radio dramatisation of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0261103180
• ISBN 13: 9780261103184
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Zeichner: Howe John
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar