The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth by Robert Foster Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth
Book Review: A great help!
Summary: 4 Stars
A great book for Tolkien fans! I've been reading "The Hobbit" and the "Lord of the Rings" and both are full of names, places, things and persons. This book displayes all these names from A-Z and explains a little about each one. It contains information on everything from "The Hobbit" to "The Silmarillion". This book has helped me much understanding the world better J. R. R. Tolkien created.Book Review: Fantastic reference but beware!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great reference of just about every name, place, creature and event mentioned in Tolkiens works. Importantly, each entry refers you to the relevant passages in the books...Book Review: The ultimate touch for a Tolkien Collectionist.
Summary: 5 Stars
If the Tolkien mania has already sunk in, then try this book to give it the last touch. This will help you remember events without having to read the books all over again. A must-have for a Tolkien Collectionist like me, and for a reasonable price. It is one of the few books concerning Middle-Earth not written by Tolkien that is actually worth reading. Even the most picky reader will admit that this one is worth the while.Book Review: it sucks you in (a must have)
Summary: 5 Stars
this guide has proven invaluable to me whilst reading the tolkien books.you find yourself looking up one person or creature and then spotting another on the same page that grabs your attention.
it goes into great detail and gives an enlightened insight into tolkiens world.
until you own this book you will never realise the true genius and hard work that went into the books of tolkien. you will finally understand the loyalties, relationships and linkages of middle earth... it has everything!
Book Review: Brilliant concordance to Tolkien's work
Summary: 5 Stars
This detailed guide was compiled to assist readers of The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion by placing historical events, characters and places in the context of Tolkien's vast cosmology. As such it is an indispensable concordance for the serious fan of Tolkien's world. The history of Middle Earth and Aman was woven together with great attention to detail so that all the stories fit together in perfect cohesion. The main body of the work has alphabetical entries from "Abyss" to "Zirak-Zigil", while Appendix A is a chronology of the First Age from the creation of E? to the birth of Elrond and Elros, and Appendix B contains genealogical tables like that of the first house of the Edain, the lines of Isildur and Anarion, the descent of the Peredhil, the house of Hurin and the Rohirrim. Many of the Elvish entries have translations of their meaning, e.g. Aragorn = "Royal Tree". The treatment of languages, like variations and different shades of meaning, is quite detailed and interesting. Important races, places and characters have extensive commentary devoted to them but there are also many single line entries. This comprehensive reference work makes one appreciate Tolkien's achievement all the more. I recommend it to all who are seriously interested in his brilliant creation that has come to life again at the beginning of our third millennium with the release of the excellent Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy. I would also like to recommend David Day's book "A Tolkien Bestiary" which contains maps, chronologies and wonderful illustrations. These two titles together are all you need to have a complete reference to Aman and Middle Earth.