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| The Maps of Middle-earth: From Númenor and Beleriand to Wilderland and Middle-earth | |
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| Publication Information | |
| Author | Brian Sibley |
| Illustrator | John Howe |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Released | 11 April 2024 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 0008669465 |
| Preceded by | The Fall of Númenor (2022) |
The Maps of Middle-earth: From Númenor and Beleriand to Wilderland and Middle-earth is a 2024 book that details the four prominent maps appearing in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium: map of Middle-earth, The Hobbit, Beleriand, and Númenor.
The book features four detachable fold-out maps re-drawn by John Howe, while the 160-page text by Brian Sibley recounts the story behind each map and provides a glossary of every name, place, and event.
All the texts and maps have been previously published in smaller books. This volume brings more illustrations drawn by John.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Road Goes Ever On and On: About the Map of Middle-earth
- Places on the Map of Middle-earth
- There and Back Again: About the Map of Wilderland
- Places on the Map of Wilderland
- West of the Mountains, East of the Sea: About the Map of Beleriand
- Places on the Map of Beleriand
- The Land of the Star: About the Map of Númenor
- Places on the Map of Númenor
From the publisher
Available together for the first time in a single hardback volume, J.R.R. Tolkien’s maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand, Middle-earth and Númenor – re-illustrated by John Howe – are presented as full colour foldout posters and accompanied by a richly detailed text by Brian Sibley.
Each poster-sized foldout map has been re-imagined in full colour by John Howe, the world-renowned Tolkien artist who has worked on Peter Jackson’s Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Rings of Power TV series as well as the forthcoming Warner Bros animated film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
The maps are accompanied by a fascinating and authoritative, fully illustrated 160-page text written by Brian Sibley, author of the Sunday Times bestselling The Fall of Númenor and leading expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the work for the acclaimed 1981 BBC radio dramatisation), which recounts the story behind each map and provides a richly detailed glossary of every name, place and event.
Designed to complement the growing range of hardback editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, this brand new edition is the perfect companion for every fan wishing to learn more about the world of Tolkien’s Middle-earth.