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Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Alan Lee was invited to illustrate the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings , which led to further Tolkien editions, including The Hobbit and the three ‘Great Tales’: The Children of Húrin , Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin . He worked as Conceptual Designer and Set Decorator on both Middle-earth film trilogies, receiving the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on The Return of the King . 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’. Klappentext J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one deluxe slipcased edition. Zusammenfassung J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one deluxe slipcased edition.
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'Physically beautiful and sometimes overwhelming in its power, this book is 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
'It brings a Biblical grandeur to Tolkien's fictional history'
WINTER IS COMING
'A trove of source material about one of Middle-earth's most intriguing and central back stories. The book is beautifully illustrated by Alan Lee and nimbly edited by Brian Sibley'
WASHINGTON POST
'For those wishing to expand their understanding of Middle-earth and the incredible legend crafted by Tolkien, this is an essential piece to complete that puzzle'
BOOK REPORTER
'How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?'
THE GUARDIAN
'Demanding to be compared with English mythologies... at times rises to the greatness of true myth'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'A creation of singular beauty... magnificent in its best moments'
WASHINGTON POST
'With this most recent volume, The Fall of Númenor, Sibley has beautifully and brilliantly done for Tolkien's Second Age what Christopher Tolkien did for the First Age'
NATIONAL REVIEW
