Karen Wynn FonstadThe Atlas of Tolkien’s Middle-earth: The essential guide to the geography of the world of The Lord of the Rings

The Atlas of Tolkien’s Middle-earth is an absolute treasure for any fan of Tolkien’s work. It provides an incredibly detailed and immersive look at the geography of Middle-earth, covering everything from the Elder Days of The Silmarillion to the epic journeys in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.The maps and diagrams are beautifully crafted and highly detailed, showing the movements of key characters of the story and the major battles of each age. The inclusion of castle layouts, landforms, and thematic maps on climate, languages, adds even more depth to the world building.This atlas is not only a practical reference for understanding Tolkien’s world but also a work of art in itself. A must have for any Tolkien fan and fantasy lover.

Lovely work by Karen Wynn Fonstad. Makes a nice read along with Toklien's works. I enjoyed reading the hobbit & the Lord of the Rings along with this book. Read a few chapters of the hobbit & LOTR & read the respective chapter in this atlas to help better visualise Tolkien's wonderful world.I only wish the maps were in colour, it would have been so much more fun to read!

A great resource, especially if your Tolkien interest extends beyond just the Hobbit and LOTR. Covers all three ages and goes into great detail of key locations and journeys. The only small gripe is in the printing - some map detail is lost in the binding crease when it extends over two pages. Highly recommended.

I bought this as a gift and even I was really impressed with it. (The recipient - a fairly big tolkien fan loved it.) It goes into tons of details about the various races of middle earth, as well as big maps. However, the maps are not always that clear because of the it is printed (some of the names are either in half or not very clear to see because of the spine. (That's why I rated it 4 out of 5.)

I believe that the Silmarilion and the Lord of the Rings are amazing books and I wish that the Simarilion was created to the size and scope of the Lord of the Rings. Whilst I consider the Hobbit not as good as the others I was facinated by the lands of Middle Earth and the lands of the eras of the Silmarilion. Given that the Silmarilion covered much much more than Lord of the Rings I could not get my head around Tolkein's concepts of Beleriand, Numenor, the undying lands and many places - that is until I acquired the Atlas of Middle Earth.The Atlas even shows the Earth (Arda) when it was conceived by Tolkein before time and then as it was in the subsequent ages. What is also very good is that it also has the storylines alongside the maps. I have often wondered when I looked at the map of Middle earth and Mordor in Lord of the Rings where Beleriand and Numenor were in relation to it. (Basically, off the map to the west). Also, the maps follow all the journies in detail of Frodo and Sam for example. One can easily see where the epic battles took place, where Minas Ithil, Minas Tirith, Osgiliad, Rivendel, Moria, Isenguard and many others places are and in relation to each other. The glossaries are also very good.This book is a must if you really want to know the "world" of Tolkein

All the maps you could wish for, to scale, with great detail, and as much text and explanations as there is maps, so just as good to read as to look at.See Beleriand of the Silmarillion in relation to Eriador and the LOTR lands. See Numenor, the Valinor lands of Aman, Eriador, Gondor, and so much more. See the whole world put together. There are dozens and dozens of maps, showing races, tribes or groups lands, language areas, migrations, voyages, journey routes, vegetation, climate, geology, town/cave plans, battles, the whole lot.Absolutely indispensable for any serious Tolkien fan. Get this book if you want to delve deep into the novels and get the most from them.My one issue is that this is not in full colour, just a limited range of black, greys and reddish-browns, so some of the keys to the maps are harder to follow and rely on shades for areas that are tricky to distinguish. The publisher would do well to create a full-colour version.

I would reccommend this book to anyone who wants an easy access to the brief History of Tolkien's Mythology right from the creation of Arda to the end of the Third Age. You don't just get maps, but a full account of the most important historical events and characters with detailed maps of battles and places. I got much more from this book than I expected, and I trully think this is the best overall companion to getting introduced the whole of Tolkien's vision for it gives you a very definite image of the whole story. I think the descriptions for the maps are equally enjoyable and useful to read, with short enough essentials about what they depict. It helped me tremendously to understand the events of the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales much better. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to dig deeper to Tolkien's First and Second age before the Lord of the Rings, and is in need of visual support to oversee the vast and diverse landscapes of Middle Earth.

arrived as instructed in very good condition purchased for one of our grandchilren who loves it would purchase from this seller again