The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
By: John Garth
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A lavishly illustrated exploration of the places that inspired and shaped the work of J.R.R. Tolkie…
Want to Read"If Tolkien has a message, it is simple. Modern life tends to blind us to the true value of things - call it enchantment, if you will. Fantasy is a way to 'clean our windows' so we can see things as they are, he said, 'freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity - from possessiveness'."-John Garth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
"If Tolkien has a message, it is simple. Modern life tends to blind us to the true value of things - call it enchantment, if you will. Fantasy is a way to 'clean our windows' so we can see things as they are, he said, 'freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity - from possessiveness'."-John Garth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
"If Tolkien has a message, it is simple. Modern life tends to blind us to the true value of things - call it enchantment, if you will. Fantasy is a way to 'clean our windows' so we can see things as they are, he said, 'freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity - from possessiveness'."-John Garth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
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1. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Roger Garland
3.81
Format: 75 pages, Hardcover
This adventure book tells of Tom's encounters with the River-woman's beautiful daughter, Old Man Wi… read more
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"Para siempre un mensajero, Un viajero demorado, Errante como una pluma, Un marinero guiado por el viento."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
"There is an inn, a merry old inn beneath an old grey hill, And there they brew a beer so brown That the Man in the Moon himself came down one night to drink his fill."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
"There was a merry passenger, a messenger, a mariner: he built a gilded gondola to wander in, and had in her a load of yellow oranges and porridge for his provender; he perfumed her with marjoram and …"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
2. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
2.43
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Unfinished Talesis a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth t… read more
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3. U malu je uša đava
By: Tisja Kljaković Braić
4.01
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
U MALU JE USA DAVA debitanski je prvijenac slikarice Tisje Kljakovic Braic. Knjiga je to o jednom d… read more
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4. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
By: Humphrey Carpenter
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in Septembe… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
5. The Silmarillion
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Ted Nasmith
4.01
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the an… read more
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"Nightingales sang about her wherever she went."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"The dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"No ames demasiado la obra de tus manos ni las invenciones de tu corazón."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
6. Letters from Father Christmas
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Baillie Tolkien
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's ch… read more
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7. The Story of Kullervo
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Verlyn Flieger
4.04
Format: 176 pages, ebook
The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells … read more
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8. The Fall of Arthur
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
4.14
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
The Fall of Arthurrecounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur, who, even as he stands at the… read more
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9. The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, #1)
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
2.65
Format: 34 pages, Paperback
The Book of Lost Tales 1 xxi, 345pp. THE BOOK OF LOST TALES, I, stands at the beginning of the enti… read more
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10. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Humphrey Carpenter , J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
4.40
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
'...If you wanted to go on from the end of The Hobbit I think the ring would be your inevitable cho… read more
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11. Tales from the Perilous Realm
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Tom Shippey , Alan Lee
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien's four novellas ("Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by N… read more
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12. Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography
By: Rob Wilkins
4.68
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
'People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around.' At the tim… read more
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13. Beren and Lúthien
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.04
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmaril… read more
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"And then he turned, and did not weep: too dark his heart, the wound too deep."-J.R.R. Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien
"Thou smellest of dog, and what news of good came ever to a cat from a fairy that had had dealings with the dogs?"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien
"Rivers of fire at dead of night in winter lying cold and white upon the plain burst forth, and high the red was mirrored in the sky."-J.R.R. Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien
"The slow time passed. Then in the gloom two eyes there glowed. He saw his doom, Beren, silent, as his bonds he strained beyond mortal might enchained. Lo! sudden there was rending sound of chains tha…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien
14. The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one vo… read more
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15. The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
By: Terry Brooks
3.98
Format: 614 pages, Paperback
ISBNs moved from this edition Ancient Evil threatens the Elves: The ancient tree created by lon… read more
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"But your responsibilities are sometimes given you without choice, without consent."-Terry Brooks, The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
"The Elven people believe that preservation of the land and all that lives and grows upon it, plant and animal alike, is a moral responsibility. They have always held this belief foremost in their con…"-Terry Brooks, The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
16. The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth o… read more
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"Glory dwelt in that city of Gondolin of the Seven Names, and its ruin was the most dread of all the sacks of cities upon the face of Earth."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)
"There long he sojourned alone and roamed about the shore or fared over the rocks at the ebb, marvelling at the pools and the great weeds, the dripping caverns and the strange sea-fowl that he saw and…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)
"If I chose to send thee, Tour son of Hour, them believe not that thy one sword is not worth the sending. For the valour of the Edain the Elves shall ever remember as the ages lengthen, marveling that…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)
17. A Middle-Earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor
By: John Howe
4.59
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Let acclaimed Tolkien artist John Howe take you on an unforgettable journey across Middle-earth, fr… read more
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18. Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
By: Catherine McIlwaine
4.66
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The range of J. R. R. Tolkien’s talents is remarkable. Not only was he an accomplished linguist and… read more
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19. The Nature of Middle-Earth
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
3.95
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of… read more
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"It is also reflected in the commitment to the belief that everything, even Morgoth himself, was as created good, But that due to the free will possessed by every creature with a rational mind, they c…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Nature of Middle-Earth
20. Frankie
By: Jochen Gutsch
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
»Das wär nix für mich, so’n Lebenssinn. Erstmal muss man ihn finden. Und dann muss man drauf aufpas… read more
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21. The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
By: John Garth
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A lavishly illustrated exploration of the places that inspired and shaped the work of J.R.R. Tolkie… read more
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"If Tolkien has a message, it is simple. Modern life tends to blind us to the true value of things - call it enchantment, if you will. Fantasy is a way to 'clean our windows' so we can see things as t…"-John Garth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
