The Maps of Middle-earth
The Maps of Middle-earth
Summary
Available together for the first time in a single hardback volume, J.R.R. Tolkien’s maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand, Middle-earth and Númenor – re-illustrated by John Howe – are presented as full colour foldout posters and accompanied by a richly detailed text by Brian Sibley.
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The Maps of Middle-earth by Brian Sibley
Available together for the first time in a single hardback volume, J.R.R. Tolkiens maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand, Middle-earth and Numenor re-illustrated by John Howe are presented as full colour foldout posters and accompanied by a richly detailed text by Brian Sibley.Praise for Brian Sibley/The Fall of Númenor:
‘…a grand compendium of all Tolkien said about the period when the foundations of The Lord of the Rings are laid’
John Garth, THE GUARDIAN
‘A trove of source material about one of Middle-earth’s most intriguing and central back stories … nimbly edited by Brian Sibley’
WASHINGTON POST
‘Sibley has beautifully and brilliantly done for Tolkien’s Second Age what Christopher Tolkien did for the First Age’
NATIONAL REVIEW
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 published the Sunday Times bestselling THE FALL OF NUMENOR and was the recipient of the Tolkien Society’s ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.
JOHN HOWE was born in 1957 in Vancouver, Canada. He has illustrated many French children’s books, but is best known for his Tolkien calendars, book jackets, maps and posters and as the author of A MIDDLE-EARTH TRAVELLER. He was Conceptual Artist on Peter Jackson’s acclaimed Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and returned to New Zealand in 2009 to work on the The Hobbit trilogy. Most recently he has worked on Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power and the Warner Bros. animated film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008669461 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008669465 |
| Title | The Maps of Middle-earth |
| Author | Brian Sibley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2024-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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