This must-have collection covers the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people cities powers and creaturesas well as a deep intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In these specially designed volumes best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. A must-have guide to the Tolkien world this collection includes seven individual books and provides an A-to-Z dictionary of the vernacular an atlas describing the various terra firma an exploration of the Rings of Power histories of battles dark powers heroes and the Hobbits that started it all. More than 200 black-and-white and full-color illustrations make the pages a joy to behold as you learn all youll need to know about Tolkiens fantasy realm. This set includes the following titles: An Atlas of Tolkien The Battles of Tolkien The Dark Powers of Tolkien A Dictionary of Tolkien The Heroes of Tolkien The Hobbits of Tolkien The Ring Legends of Tolkien This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.