The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
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Author | Robert Foster |
Publisher | Random House Publishing Group |
Released | September 2003 |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 569 |
ISBN | 0345465296 |
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 before the publication of The Silmarillion the first edition contained only Lord of the Rings-only information. In 1977, a new edition containing Silmarillion material was published soon after. It is generally recognised as excellent reference book on the subject.
However, as it still does not include info on post-Silmarillion material (i.e. Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth series), in points it is outdated or in error.
A revised edition was published in 2001 in time for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (ISBN 0345449762).