The Atlas of Middle-Earth [Hardcover]

Karen Wynn Fonstad (Author)

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About the Author

Karen Wynn Fonstad, the author or The Atlas of Pern, The Forgotten Realms Atlas and other guides to fantasy worlds, is a noted cartographer. She lives in Wisconsin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; 1st edition (May 29, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395286654
• ISBN-13: 978-0395286654
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate companion to The Lord of the Rings, February 27, 2004

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Elim Garak (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Hardcover)

As I said in my subject title, this book is the ultimate companion to the Lord of the Rings saga by JRR Tolkien.

The Atlas goes into immense details of the maps of Tolkien's Middle Earth, highlighting the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo and The Fellowship of the Ring.

It is all done in a very serious, sincere and professional manner, and it is clear that Ms. Fonstad has put a lot of effort into making this book.

But like all works of fiction, there are errors, but there are few to be sure. Where these errors arise, Ms Fonstad has made reasonable assumptions or compromises between the conflicting data, but none of them seriously detract from Tolkien's word in any way. As another reviewer said, this is testament to the creative genius of Tolkien, and his uncanny attention to detail that make the books so believable.

I highly recommend this book to any Lord of the Rings fan, as it is a fascinating book that clarifies the geography of Middle-Earth in a way that has never been done before.