Tales From the Perilous Realm - Roverandom and Other Classic Faery Stories

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 . Klappentext This is the definitive collection of Tolkien's five acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee. Zusammenfassung This is the definitive collection of Tolkien’s five acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.

Product details

• Authors: John R R Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Alan Lane (Illustration), Alan Lee (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780007280599
• ISBN: 978-0-00-728059-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General