Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult."The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that "grew in the telling," and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads." For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.

A new edition of The Hobbit with a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien's own drawings and color illustrations, including the rare "Mirkwood" piece.

《<霍比特人>的历史》第一部，由John D. Rateliff撰写。 《<霍比特人>的历史》分为两个部分: Part One: Mr.Baggins, Part Two: Return to the Bag-End. 主要包括了托尔金创作《霍比特人》的原始手稿、托尔金画的插图(有素描也有上了色的)、五六张未发表过的地图以及这本书的作者John D. Rateliff写的大量评论。John D.Rateliff记录了托尔金在《霍比特人》一书出版之前以及之后对这个故事的修改，而且逐章分析了为什么要做这些改动以及故事改动所反映出的托尔金对中土世界不断成熟的构思。

Marking exactly 70 years since The Hobbit was first published, this commemorative boxed set comprises hardback gift editions of The Hobbit and the two-volume companion work which includes the very different unpublished draft version of Tolkien's masterpiece. This three-volume collector's boxed set presents for the first time the complete text of the original manuscript of 'The Hobbit' alongside the definitive hardback edition of the book. First published on 21 September 1937, The Hobbit has gone on to be one of the most treasured stories of all time, often dismissed as a children's book but enjoyed as much by adults as children. Like its successor, 'The Lord of the Rings', this is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads present in the published text were completely different when Tolkien first read his story aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". As well as recording the many changes made to the story both before and after publication, 'Mr Baggins' and 'The Return to Bag-End' examine -- chapter-by-chapter -- why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth.The original account of where Bilbo meets Gollum and steals the ring from him is reprinted here in its proper context for the first time in over fifty years, as are many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for the story by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and essays on the date of composition, the influence of Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings, the imaginary geography, and Tolkien's later revisions. Finally, this boxed set makes available for the first time the text of Tolkien's attempt to recast 'The Hobbit' into the style of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

此ISBN最早使用于1995年的版本。最初封面为黑太阳，此封面共印刷九次。第十次印刷时改为红太阳，由此恢复托老原本意愿。值得注意的是，HC于2007年出版的广为人知的70周年纪念版仍沿用了此ISBN。

A new B-format paperback edition commemorating 75 years since the original publication of The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom. “A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.” – Daily Telegraph Includes the complete appendices and index for The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. “Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and creatures, from the beauty of Lothlórien to the horror of Mordor.” – Sunday Telegraph

The first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. “A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning.” – New York Times

The Fall of Arthur is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien concerned with the legend of King Arthur and written in the Old English alliterative metre. It was published, along with three essays by Christopher Tolkien on 23 May 2013.

First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that "grew in the telling," and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads." For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the novel The Lord of the Rings. It is divided into two books, Book I and II. It was originally released on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom by Alin and Unwin. The book begins with a prologue, which summarizes the events of the first book, The Hobbit. It gives you the backstory of the ring and how it came to be. It tells how the creator, Sauron first came upon it. It gives the backstory of Smeagol and his friend Deagol and how they came upon the Ring after Sauron was temporarily defeated. It also explains how Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring after Smeagol who had turned to Gollum lost it. Then Bilbo returns to Bag End in The Shire and the story of Frodo Baggins, the son of Drogo Baggins, begins.

J.R.R. Tolkien's complete artwork for his magisterial novel, published on the sixtieth anniversary ofThe Lord of the Rings As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkiens mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for publication; most were aids to help Tolkien conceive his complex story and keep it consistent. Many do not illustrate the final text, but represent moments of creation, illuminating Tolkiens process of writing and design. In addition to pictorial sketches, numerous maps follow the development of the Shire and the larger landscape of Middle-earth, while inscriptions in runes and Elvish script, and "facsimile" leaves from the burned and blood-stained Book of Mazarbul, support Tolkiens pose as an "editor" or "translator" of ancient records. The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien collects these drawings, inscriptions, maps, and plans in one deluxe volume. More than 180 images are included, all of them printed in color from high-quality scans and photographs, more than half not previously published. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the worlds leading Tolkien scholars, have edited the book and provide an expert introduction and comments.

◎两度星云奖、世界奇幻奖得主 九年磨一剑的鸿篇巨制 ◎奇崛想象与历史事实的完美融合 神启迷信与科学理性的激烈碰撞 ◎对启蒙时代的辩护，关于宗教和理性的现代寓言 【内容简介】 从本书的第一句开始，詹姆斯·莫罗就给我们创造了一个新的世界——在这个世界里，书籍能够思考，拥有灵魂，而且可以和其它书籍之间交流、游戏，甚至发生战争。 沃尔特·斯特恩在王政复辟时期的英格兰靠绞杀女巫为生。但他的女儿——早熟的少女詹尼特·斯特恩——在目睹了自己敬爱的伊泽贝尔姨妈遭受了不公正的可怕死刑之后，决定将推翻巫术法案作为她一生的追求。手无寸铁，仅凭理性的力量以及匡扶正义的决心，詹妮特投入到一系列传奇般的冒险之中——从威廉国王统治的英国，到羽翼未丰的美洲殖民地，再到加勒比海上的孤岛，她勇敢地面对西印度海盗、阿尔冈昆印第安勇士、塞勒姆审巫法庭的阴谋，并和年轻的本杰明·富兰克林坠入爱河。她就这样奋斗终生，直至让最后一个猎巫人失业。 如果我给《最后的猎巫人》总结一个中心思想的话，那么我愿意将温斯顿·丘吉尔的名言稍加修改：理性，是应付这个世界的糟糕模式——但其他所有模式比它更糟。 ——詹姆斯·莫罗 【媒体推荐】 ◆一部无畏、完美、真实的史诗。 ——《出版人周刊》 ◆一场有关知识与冒险的华丽、博学且令人振奋的阅读盛宴。 ——英国《每日电讯》 ◆莫罗无疑是一位充满才情和天马行空之想象的作家。 ——《纽约时报》 ◆莫罗把科学想象与历史事实天衣无缝地拼合在一起，从而构成了本年度最佳小说。 ——《洛基山新闻》 ◆本书带我们回到了那个令人毛骨悚然的年代。在那里，科学的理性主义被扔进人类知识史的大锅里，与偏见、传统、信仰和恐惧一起熬煮，其结果是精彩的故事与真实生活的细节巧妙地融合在一起。 ——《华盛顿邮报》 ◆所有热爱尼尔·斯蒂芬森、托马斯·品钦，或者约翰·巴思的读者，都会直接喜爱上詹姆斯·莫罗的《最后的猎巫人》。 ——彼得·斯陶伯，美国作家 ◆对于那些喜欢精彩而传统的19世纪叙事风格的读者来说，《最后的猎巫人》正是他们要的……虽然它仿佛融合了查尔斯·狄更斯和享利·菲尔丁的风格，但文体上的别出心裁和大量现代的思考，反映出作者受到了威廉·吉布森等作家，以及戴维·多伊奇和沃尔夫冈·克特勒等前沿科学家的强烈影响。这部精彩的作品让莫罗跻身于一流幽默小说家和讽刺作家的行列。莫罗早就该受到主流读者的接纳。 ——《丹佛邮报》 ◆这部生动而发人深省的冒险小说充满了足够的讽刺和精彩的情节，足以媲美马克·吐温的两部著作……考虑到当今世界发生的各种事件，莫罗的道德故事可以说是恰逢其时……莫罗的异想天开让他的幽默-讽刺-历史小说在众多同类作品中鹤立鸡群：由《自然哲学的数学原理》充当故事的叙述者……这是一种巧妙而狡猾的、玩世不恭的尝试，莫罗得以由此反思前沿量子科学（事实上，众多哲学家和神学家）所提出的无限的可能性。 ——《读书》 ◆冷酷而精彩、朴实而博学，莫罗的《最后的猎巫人》引导读者通过世俗论的视角去审视理性的胜利，给予读者丰富的回馈，给予他们整个世界，以及巨大的时空跨越。 ——《西雅图时报》 ◆喜爱约翰·巴思、T·C.波义耳，甚至乔纳森·斯威夫特的读者一定会喜欢这本书。 ——《今日美国》 ◆莫罗对于启蒙运动的全景式展示概括了那动荡而充满剧变的时代的意识形态，以及他那辛辣的评论——以牛顿的《数学原理》那愉快的口吻说出来——让全书风格变得轻松，却没有弱化其主题思想。这部基于扎实的历史研究，雄心勃勃的小说——用了九年时间撰写——是历史小说的一次胜利。 ——《书单》 ◆这部格外引人入胜并辛辣的发人深省的小说中，詹妮特是一个吸引读者的女性形象。在很多方面类似于约翰·巴思的《烟草经纪商》。但《最后的猎巫人》更温暖，更充满人性。强烈推荐。 ——《图书馆》 ◆像任何18世纪的小说一样，一场充满了逃脱、旅行、绑架的历史幻想……而莫罗先生是一个可爱而博学的作家。他毫不费力地，在小说里融入了从鬼神学到阿尔冈昆语的一切。而这，绝非易事，但他却仍能保持作品的生动。 ——《达拉斯晨报》

萨沃驾崩，混沌王庭将迎来新的王者。梅林重返王庭，发现继位之争已血腥展开，而自己比想象中更接近王位，虽然这并非出于自愿。他还得知，安珀与混沌之间的平衡被打破，自己成了试炼阵与洛格鲁斯借以压倒对方的砝码。站在命运的十字路口，梅林必须作出艰难抉择，他的一举一动，都关乎朋友的安危、父亲的生死，以及宇宙两极的相合相生。这一次，他能否逃脱生命的牢笼，超越自我？