The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion (The Lord of the Rings)

I love the Lord of the Rings series and movie - I've read the books many times since I was young, and have seen the movie several times already. This is a fantastic companion book to both. It gives organized information on each of the main characters, describes some of the key plot elements in the story, and has large, full color photos that aren't found anywhere else.The pictures are great - they show just how much incredible work went into the details on the movie. While other movies use blue-screen and just computer-generate everything, with LotR they fabricated thousands and thousands of items by hand. Every race was thought out - what would an elf fork look like? How about a hobbit pipe? The armor was individually made, the mail shirts constructed from thousands of individual links. Even tiny fragments of parchment on the ground in the Mines of Moria had tiny runes on them. You can see that awesome attention to detail in these photos.One of the best features of the book for me was the great fold-out map in its middle. Far better than the small ones you get in the books! On the downside, they bound the book right through its center, instead of offsetting the map so it could be hung, or at least binding in white space. The result is that Gondor turns into Gndor and Rohan into ohan, and a lot of key features like Moria are lost in that binding. Such a simple thing to have done differently! But other than that gripe, this is definitely a must-have for any fan of the series.

Good. Really good if you are fan of the films.

This book was literally my companion while I waited for the DVD to be available for purchase, allowing me to get my "LOTR fix" whenever I needed it. The pictures are wonderful, as are the descriptions of the characters.There were several references and pictures to scenes that weren't in the theatrical version (but were in the extended version). This may have been confusing or irritating to some, but I found it exciting as it gave a hint of what I had to look forward to in the extended version.I prefer it to the "making of...." books, because it portrays the characters instead of the actors. You can really become immersed in the story, and in Middle Earth, by cuddling up with this book.

This book is terrific especially if you are a LOTR's fan. It arrived in good condition and my daughter was very glad to get this one added to her collection! Alot of the LOTR's books are hard to come buy. Grab them while you can.

Delivered timely and the hard-bound book and sleeve are in brand new condition. I am very pleased with your excellent customer service.

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My 5 yr old son is looking at this while we read lthe book to him. He loves it and it helps him understand what would probably be a too complex story for his age. Great purchase!

I have read The Fellowship of The Ring. My wife has not. We both enjoyed this visual companion. I would recommend this book to explain things to someone who has not read the original book. Great pictures.

adds to my collection

Book in perfect condition , I had the latter two books in the trilogy and for some reason dd not have this first oneSo glad that I was able to find one in such good condition , thanks much

For movie lovers of the same name.

中学生の子供がホビットシリーズの映画・小説にハマったので、購入。中学レベルでは英語を完全に読めるわけではないですが、写真が多く、眺める気になります。

First time buying from a third party on Amazon and I am impressed. Good price. Fast shipping! Happy customer!