Si no existiera La Caída de Numenor del mismo JRR Tolkien, este sería el libro de referencia sobre la Segunda Edad de la Tierra Media. Las IlustracioneSi no existiera La Caída de Numenor del mismo JRR Tolkien, este sería el libro de referencia sobre la Segunda Edad de la Tierra Media. Las Ilustraciones están increíbles, nada que pedir a otros ilustradores de mayor fama....more
"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit". Is amazing how with one sentence gets you transported to a new world, Middle Earth. Here everything is"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit". Is amazing how with one sentence gets you transported to a new world, Middle Earth. Here everything is possible. Full of amazing characters and great perils, Middle earth is one of the best fantasy lands ever created. Although the is a book with a writing focused on young people, it has an universality that appeals to everybody. I read the Jemima Catlin illustrated Version. Simply beautiful, full of drawings that herald to simpler times. Beautiful in their own way. Colorful and nostalgic. ...more
I know David Day has a level of pariah in the Tolkien World. Mostly because his "encyclopedias" do not give the most accurate description of Tolkien cI know David Day has a level of pariah in the Tolkien World. Mostly because his "encyclopedias" do not give the most accurate description of Tolkien characters and places. It's difficult to tell where Tolkien ends and Day begins.
This book has present in part the same issue, but thankfully works different. Basically this book has entries for characters, places, battles, etc, but the generally include 3 pieces of information. 1) the Character description by David Day, 2) the illustration by several artists 3)a comment or description by the artist.
1)The David Day description basically have all the problems I mentioned in the first paragraph of the review. Lots of what David thinks presented as Tolkien, BAD BAD BAD
2)The illustration go from ok to great depending on the artist, but in general they are all worthwhile.
3)Descriptions by artist are great, they might talk about the illustrations they made, about their Tolkien experience, about their techniques. In general they are informative and intereting.
So there you have it. Get this book for the art and the artist. Ignore David Day....more
Very few times your favorite writer is also a(n amateur) painter. This is great, especially in fantasy. This allows us to peek into his mind and "see Very few times your favorite writer is also a(n amateur) painter. This is great, especially in fantasy. This allows us to peek into his mind and "see" what he was thinking. This is the first standout from the book. Now add a couple of writers with close knowledge of the subject, adding fact and commentaries to help the precisely understanding of each picture. So this is what you get in this book. If you like Tolkien biographies, or want to get deeper into Middle Earth, this is the book for you. ...more
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