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'''''A Tolkien Bestiary''''' is an A-Z guide to the flora and fauna of [[Middle-earth]], written by [[David Day]] and first published in 1979. The book contains monochrome and full-colour illustrations by Michael Foreman, Lidia Postma, Ian Miller, Allan Curless, Sue Porter, Victor Ambrus and John Davis. | '''''A Tolkien Bestiary''''' is an A-Z guide to the flora and fauna of [[Middle-earth]], written by [[David Day]] and first published in 1979. The book contains monochrome and full-colour illustrations by Michael Foreman, Lidia Postma, Ian Miller, Allan Curless, Sue Porter, Victor Ambrus and John Davis. | ||
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==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
A number of books have been derived from ''A Tolkien Bestiary'' and have been published under many different titles: | |||
* | *''Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia'' ([[25 November]] [[1993]]) | ||
* | *''A to Z of Tolkien'' ([[8 February]] [[1996]]) | ||
* | *The following are identical to each other: | ||
* | **''The Tolkien Companion'' (1993) | ||
**''A Guide to Tolkien'' ([[10 October]] [[2001]]) | |||
**''Guide to Tolkien's World: A Bestiary'' ([[3 September]] [[2010]]) | |||
*''Characters from Tolkien'' ([[17 October]] 2001) | |||
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Revision as of 08:55, 27 August 2013
A Tolkien Bestiary | |
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Author | David Day |
Publisher | Mitchell Beazley |
Released | 1979 |
Format | Hardback Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 0517120771 |
A Tolkien Bestiary is an A-Z guide to the flora and fauna of Middle-earth, written by David Day and first published in 1979. The book contains monochrome and full-colour illustrations by Michael Foreman, Lidia Postma, Ian Miller, Allan Curless, Sue Porter, Victor Ambrus and John Davis.
Reception
The book has been accused of containing extrapolations and thus deviating from Tolkien's writings.[1] For example, there is a reference to "Kraken" referring to the Watcher in the Water, but the word does not appear as a species in Tolkien's works.[2]
While fans have argued that the book is less reliable as a Tolkien reference than similar works by Robert Foster and J.E.A. Tyler for the purists, many are fond of its illustrations.[3]
Editions
A number of books have been derived from A Tolkien Bestiary and have been published under many different titles:
- Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (25 November 1993)
- A to Z of Tolkien (8 February 1996)
- The following are identical to each other:
- The Tolkien Companion (1993)
- A Guide to Tolkien (10 October 2001)
- Guide to Tolkien's World: A Bestiary (3 September 2010)
- Characters from Tolkien (17 October 2001)
References
- ↑ Steuard Jensen, "Notes on David Day's Tolkien Books", Tolkien Meta-FAQ (accessed 11 April 2012)
- ↑ "Tolkien Bestiary (forum thread)", The Tolkien Forum (accessed 11 April 2012)
- ↑ "A guide to Tolkien by David Day (forum thread)", The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza (accessed 11 April 2012)