The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Revised Edition) by Karen Wynn Fonstad
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Book Reviews of The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Revised Edition)
Book Review: A great resource for Fans of Middle Earth
Summary: 5 Stars
This atlas is an excellent resouce for the Middle Earth works. While reading Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and others, I had a hard time getting a visual picture of an area or map in my mind. This book was everything I wanted and more. I was surprised at the extensive amount of information on each age and the great illustrations and maps for everything from Bilbo's attercop chapter with the spiders in Mirkwood and the escape of the Dwarves' and Bilbo, to the mines of Moria including Gandalf's path of escape. Karen Wynn Fonstad has put an extensive amount of research and time into an excellent book. It has made my reading of J.R.R. Tolkien's work so much more meaningful.Book Review: THE BEST OUT THERE!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is amazing. It is like taking one of the original maps of Middle Earth and zooming way into it. There is a map of the shire, enemy paths in war. It also includes maps of the FIRST AGE, SECOND AGE, THIRD AGE. As well, it includes maps from the THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION. THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE EARTH incudes REGIONAL MAPS and THEMATIC MAPS
Yet this book is not for everyone. If the movies are the things your crazy about, this book is not for you(it just matches to the books, so you might not get everything). You have to love the books and love the setting to get the most out of THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE EARTH.
ENJOY!!!!
Book Review: A marvelous addition, at a (small) cost
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this reference to be an absolutely essential companion to my first reading of LOTR. My only very small criticism (not even enough to subtract a star!) is that a few of the maps reveal "spoilers" - in my search for details about the geography of Mordor, I found references to upcoming plot points.This may well be inevitable in a work of this kind, but it is a bit disconcerting. Of couse, my criticism will be misplaced for many buyers, who doubtless are longtime Tolkein fans - but if you're considering buying this as a gift for someone who's just starting with Tolkein, warn them to take care in choosing which maps to open.
Book Review: A Great work; Easy to understand
Summary: 5 Stars
All I can say is 'wow'! Fonstad has made the world of J.R.R. Tolkien understandable to almost any who pick up her book. Not only does she give maps and keys, but she gives a full explination of what is going on in the map. She shows regional maps of middle-earth, seperate maps for Gondor and Mordor, not to mention the maps from the Silmarillion, and much more. I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I just had to read the Silmarillion after picking up this book so I could be guided through all that was happening.
Once again, Fonstad is wonderful, as a geographer and a cartographer, she has made middle-earth come alive!
Book Review: Indebted to the Author
Summary: 5 Stars
I hardly think I could say something original in my particular review of this book. What I can say is that, by any measure, the author did Tolkien fans the greatest of favors and paid Tolkien a serious compliment by creating a wonderfully written and well-researched atlas of a detailed fantasy. I became absorbed in Middle Earth simply by reading Tolkien's words. The Atlas has succeeded in fueling my fascination with all of Tolkien's M.E. writings, and adding texture to an already rich experience for me. I gladly push this book on anyone who has read Tolkien and is hungry for more. This book is the next best thing to being there.