The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 1)45 reviews
J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1984

genius

+ Pretty Interesting
+ The Journey Back

this book is incredible, but amazon sent me a copy with a different cover than pictured here. not to sound whiny, but i really wanted the john howe artwork instead of the hideous one that i got. but still, the book rules. thanks for screwing up amazon.
  
  











  



  
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Revised Edition)80 reviews
Karen Wynn Fonstad

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

AMAZING book!!!

+ Excellent
+ Very interesting
+ Middle-earth not received
+ Close, but no bananas
  
  











  



  
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (History of Middle-Earth)2 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1992

Great book: the best of the lost tales

I guarantee that this book is the best of the lost tales series of Tolkien. It has much to offer, and goes on great detail over each of its stories. Most important for me was the detailed war of gondolin, and the tale of Tuor. When I read the Silmarillion, this tale went a little quick to give way ...
  
  











  



  
The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, the Ambarkanta and the Annals (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 4)7 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Del Rey, 1995

Early Notes for The Silmarillion, plus MAPS! Better than Vol III

+ good
+ The Early Silmarillion . . .
+ The earliest of the shortened styled writings that tolkien intended to come out before the lord of the rings.
+ Literally, the "Shaping" of Middle-Earth
  
  











  



  
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again (Collector's Edition)1622 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1973

fantastic

+ Fantastic book and an excellent paperback edition...
+ I went there and back again...and back again.
+ Rob Inglis Audioreview - The Hobbit A+
+ Amazing Story!
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 22 reviews
Alan Lee

HarperCollins UK, 2002

Tolkien's art

+ Chris from California

In the world of Tolkien artwork, two artists sit at the top of the heap: Alan Lee and John Howe. These two artists have devoted a lot of ink to sketching scenes from J.R.R. Tolkien's masterworks, and in the "Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2," we get to see some of Lee's best work. "The ...
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook30 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

The Lord of the Rings Sketch Book

+ Marvelous
+ Beautiful and inspiring
+ Amazing drawings with some insight.
+ Magical
  
  











  



  
Roverandom31 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

An Amazing Adventure, For Such a Small Dog!

+ A different side of Tolkien
+ I wish I had read this earlier
+ it was a change from his usual stuff
+ For younger Tolkien lovers
  
  











  



  
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien37 reviews
J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter

Houghton Mifflin, 2000

An interesting and enlightening read

+ More Revealing Than Most Biographies of Tolkien
+ My Bf loved it
+ A view on creation of Middle Earth
  
  











  



  
The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 3)20 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1985

Reviewer said nothing new....... Well i got news for him, everything in this is new.

+ Not just poetry, but an epic saga
+ Fantasy for Adults! Poetry Corner.

If you are a tolkien lover, poetry lover, or both like me then you will get the awesome experience of reading some of the origins of turin, beren, etc. There are not a lot of poems and they are all unfinished. But there are things in this book which you will treasure forever like the hate filled ...
  
  











  



  
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, Volume 1: Chronology2 reviews
Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

This is not a biography

+ Review

If you are looking or a biography, you will not find it here. This volume is not like the wonderful biography by Carpenter. It is not coherent book with beginning, middle and summary. It is a list, tremendous, important and very useful list. Especially for Tolkien scholars or very highly educated ...
  
  











  



  
The Children of Húrin261 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2007

Excellent Story

+ Not Your Father's Hurin
+ Not An Easy Read But Well Worth The Effort
+ A new take on the old stories
+ Another great tale
  
  











  



  
The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 5)13 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1987

if you read the first four in the "history", then set your expectations higher than the last book

+ One of the Better HoME Books for Elvish Language Study
+ A unique contribution . . .
+ Important Linguistic Text and Map, Numenor Story
  
  











  



  
The Complete History of Middle-Earth
Christopher Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003
  
  











  



  
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo19 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Del Rey, 1988

The Great Magic

+ Who cares about Middle English?
+ Enter into late-Medieval Adventure and Piety
+ Arthurian Legend at its best
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings Book and Bookend Gift Set14 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Great Deal!

+ great gift idea
+ LOTR bookend gift set
+ Wonderful Quality!
+ Great Purchase & Lifetime Treasure for Me (and family)!
  
  











  



  
The J.R.R. Tolkien Audio Collection14 reviews

Caedmon, 2001

Truely magical!

+ Brilliant
+ VOICE OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN
+ Bringing Tolkien's Words to Life
+ Audio Book
  
  











  



  
Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham18 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Del Rey, 1986

Cute novellas

+ Tolkien's Shorter Works
+ A most wonderful little book
+ This book, as the others of Tolkein, is fantastic
+ For the true lover of Fairy Tale.
  
  











  



  
The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth12 reviews
Brian Sibley, J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Good Deal

+ Beautiful and Perfect for Framing
+ Very entertaining
+ Good but not great
  
  











  



  
The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 11)12 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1994

Valuable tome of new lore

+ Drafts of 'The Silmarillion' Part II. Lesser of the two
+ so tolkien wanted to create a whole new mythilogical world, not the best, just one that he liked
+ A resource for true students of Tolkien