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'''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth''' is a reference book for the fictional universe of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]], compiled and edited by Robert Foster
'''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth''' is a reference book for the fictional universe of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]], compiled and edited by Robert Foster


Originally published soon after the publication of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', it is generally recognised as excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it does not include info on post-Silmarillion material (i.e. [[Unfinished Tales]] and [[The History of Middle-earth]] series), in points it is in error.
Originally published soon after the publication of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', it is generally recognised as excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it does not include info on post-Silmarillion material (i.e. [[Unfinished Tales]] and [[The History of Middle-earth]] series), in points it is in error.


A revised edition was published in 2001 in time for the [[Lord of the Rings movie trilogy]] (ISBN 0345449762).
A revised edition was published in 2001 in time for [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]] (ISBN 0345449762).
 
ISBN 0345465296 <br>
'''Format:''' Hardcover, 569pp <br>
'''Pub. Date:''' September 2003 <br>
'''Publisher:''' Random House Publishing Group


[[Category:Books|Complete Guide to Middle-earth, The]]
[[Category:Books|Complete Guide to Middle-earth, The]]

Revision as of 06:48, 9 December 2005

File:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth.jpg
Cover of The Complete Guide to Middle-earth

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth is a reference book for the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, compiled and edited by Robert Foster

Originally published soon after the publication of The Silmarillion, it is generally recognised as excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it does not include info on post-Silmarillion material (i.e. Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth series), in points it is in error.

A revised edition was published in 2001 in time for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (ISBN 0345449762).

ISBN 0345465296
Format: Hardcover, 569pp
Pub. Date: September 2003
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group