The Lord of the Rings in my opinion is the best fantasy series ever written. J. R. R. Tolkien elaborately created a world with such detailed history, complexity and consistency that you are completely drawn into the story. There is no detail that is forgotten in these stories and the descriptions of characters, places, battles and situations are extremely rich and vivid. The story starts off with an unusually eccentric hobbit (Bilbo Baggins) preparing to celebrate his "eleventy-first" birthday. "Bilbo was very rich and very peculiar, and had been the wonder of the shire for sixty years, ever since his remarkable disappearance and unexpected return. Thhe riches he had brought back from his travels had now become local legend, and it was popularly believed, whatever the old folk might say, that the Hill at Bag End was full of tunnels stuffed with treasure........." The story grows and builds and weaves the characters and amazing land of Middle-Earth together into an inspiring adventure that never stops until the last page. Hobbits, Wizards, Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Uruk-hai and many more wondrous creatures await you. You will not be disappointed in this book (these books). If you have seen the movies I encourage you to read the books, as there is so much detail missing from the movies; (even as detailed and grand a the movies are). These books allow you to see the story, the characters, the places and battles in your mind as vividly as if you were watching a movie. (A small factoid for you; these stories which are now usually a trilogy and sometimes a single compilation were originally six books which were intended by the author to be published as a single novel. The publisher broke it up and printed it as a trilogy(1954) because it was thought to be too long as a single novel) * I would also recomend reading: The Hobbit by: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is actually the story about Bilbo and how he gains possession of "The Ring" and how he meets many of the main character in the Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit also gives you amazing history and background to lead up to the Lord of the Rings. ENJOY THE BOOKS! AND PLEASE RATE MY REVIEW.Read full review
I love Lord of the Rings, especially the movie. I don't think someone else could of done a better job. Wow. Tolkien is the master and Peter Jackson understood him perfectly in my opinion. I really hope Peter Jackson does the Hobbit as well. This book has great photgraphy and also is a great read surprisingly. I was expecting beautiful photos but got some good info too. Gets you excited for the second movie.
I purchased this book because I was doing some costuming for a customer. He really wanted as much detail as possible in the three garments I would be designing for him. After doing an internet search, I found this book used as a reference many times. It truly is a work of art in itself. The pictures are clear and very detailed. The character descriptions enhance the value of the book. This is indeed a collector item for those interested in The Lord of the Rings. Jude Fisher did an excellent job in detailing the design aspect of this movie.
Great buy. Nice to get all 3 Lord of the Rings DVDs plus the Hobbit--the book and the DVD, plus the Visual Companion. Nice to get all these at the same time.
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Sewing projects galore=a need for detailed photos of the costumes. This book did the trick!
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