The Lord of the Rings: Fantasy Images by Tolkien and Alan Lee

Alan Lee, a highly regarded contemporary fantasy artist who illustrated Tolkien's works including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and who was also involved in the production of the film The Lord of the Rings, has created a collection of masterpieces that perfectly capture the world of the film!

If Tolkien fans who have seen the film think that the characters and landscapes are exactly the same as how they imagined them, they are very wrong. What they thought was written in the book has actually passed through the lens of the illustrations. Looking at the pictures in this book, you can see how confidently Lee's imagination as a painter captures the pages of Tolkien's books. But there is more to it than that. You can peer into the artist's mind and feel the breath of his pen, pencil, and brush as he works. This is an incredible book. --From the book's "Preface" (Ian McKellan)

[Table of Contents]

Preface (Ian McKellan) Introduction

About the Hobbit The Burial Mound, and the People of Bree Sankell Valley Moria Lothlórien Border Rohan Fangorn Edoras Helm's Deep The Road to Mordor Ithilien Minas Tirith Assembling the Armies Commencement of the Attack Crypt of the Steward Grond Cirith Ungol Mordor Grey Harbor

Acknowledgements