The World of Tolkien: Seven-Book Boxed Set

David Day

ISBN 10: 1645178242 / ISBN 13: 9781645178248

Published by Thunder Bay Press, 2023

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Clean, complete copy; normal shelf wear. Ships promptly. This must-have collection covers the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, powers, and creatures-as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In these specially designed volumes, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. A must-have guide to the Tolkien world, this collection includes seven individual books and provides an A-to-Z dictionary of the vernacular, an atlas describing the various terra firma, an exploration of the Rings of Power, histories of battles, dark powers, heroes, and the Hobbits that started it all. More than 200 black-and-white and full-color illustrations make the pages a joy to behold as you learn all you'll need to know about Tolkien's fantasy realm. This set includes the following titles: An Atlas of Tolkien The Battles of Tolkien The Dark Powers of Tolkien A Dictionary of Tolkien The Heroes of Tolkien The Hobbits of Tolkien The Ring Legends of Tolkien This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World of Tolkien: Seven-Book Boxed Set
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1645178242
• ISBN 13: 9781645178248
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This must-have collection covers the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth.

The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, powers, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In these specially designed volumes, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. A must-have guide to the Tolkien world, this collection includes seven individual books and provides an A-to-Z dictionary of the vernacular, an atlas describing the various terra firma, an exploration of the Rings of Power, histories of battles, dark powers, heroes, and the Hobbits that started it all. More than 200 black-and-white and full-color illustrations make the pages a joy to behold as you learn all you’ll need to know about Tolkien’s fantasy realm.

This set includes the following titles:
An Atlas of Tolkien
The Battles of Tolkien
The Dark Powers of Tolkien
A Dictionary of Tolkien
The Heroes of Tolkien
The Hobbits of Tolkien
The Ring Legends of Tolkien

This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

About the Author

David Day is the author of a dozen books on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, beginning with A Tolkien Bestiary, the first illustrated guide to Middle-earth. Together with Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia and Tolkien’s Ring, his books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold in excess of 3 million copies. A Canadian living in Victoria, British Columbia, Day has also published more than thirty other books of mythology, history, fantasy, fiction, and poetry, for both adults and children.