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Available together for the first time in a single hardback volume, J.R.R. Tolkien''s 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. This new hardback edition of THE MAPS OF MIDDLE-EARTH presents J.R.R. Tolkien''s maps of Wilderland, Beleriand and Middle-earth, together with a unique map of the island-kingdom of Numenor, as featured in Amazon Prime''s THE RINGS OF POWER. Each poster-sized foldout map has been re-imagined in full colour by John Howe, the world-renowned Tolkien artist who has worked on Peter Jackson''s Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Rings of Power TV series as well as the forthcoming Warner Bros animated film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim . The maps are accompanied by a fascinating and authoritative, fully illustrated 160-page text written by Brian Sibley, author of the Sunday Times bestselling THE FALL OF NOsMENOR and leading expert on THE LORD OF THE RINGS (he adapted the work for the acclaimed 1981 BBC radio dramatisation), which recounts the story behind each map and provides a richly detailed glossary of every name, place and event. Designed to complement the growing range of hardback editions of J.R.R. Tolkien''s work, this brand new edition is the perfect companion for every fan wishing to learn more about the world of Tolkien''s Middle-earth.
About the author
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 son.
