Il grande libro di J.R.R. Tolkien. Guida alla Terra di mezzo e dintorni: storia, luoghi, personaggi

Everyone must pay homage to the first world-builder. Amazing for anyone who loves the Lord of the Rings characters and Lore.

I'm pretty fond of this book. It is the height of my geekiness. It's an encyclopedia of words, places, families, and histories from the writings of JRR Tolkien. I'm interested in both useless knowledge and world-building, so this was right up my ally. Plus, of course, I really enjoyed reading the Lo Leggi tutto

É un libro sicuramente per gli appassionati di Tolkien e della Terra di Mezzo; si presenta come un dizionario, vengono menzionati nomi propri, luoghi, date, eventi, linguaggi, alfabeti, armi, cibi... che ritroviamo nelle diverse opere di Tolkien, dal Lo Hobbit al Silmarillion, questo libro diventa

Excellent encyclopedia to read alongside any of the Tolkien books. A few small characters appear to be missing, but I was able to cross refrence most of those without issues through other characters.

This book is the pinnacle of Tolkien information. It contains so much Lore and background information it's almost a must for every reader of Tolkien's Middle-Earth adventures. I have leafed through it a hundred, if not a thousand times and still grasp at it every time I need to look up some informat Leggi tutto

Exceptionally helpful. I would recommend this book to any Tolkien fan. You could always use wikipedia, but isn't a physical reference just so much more preferable?