One volume Lord of the Rings Editions illustrated by Tolkien
Mar 24 - By Mr. Underhill
Deluxe edition

Sumptuous slipcased edition of Tolkien’s classic epic tale of adventure, fully illustrated in colour for the first time by the author himself. Limited to a worldwide first printing of just 6,000 copies, this deluxe volume is quarterbound in leather and includes many special features unique to this edition.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
This one-volume deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two full-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.
This very special deluxe edition is quarterbound in cloth and red leather, with raised ribs on the spine and stamped in two foils. The pages are edged in gold and contained within are special features unique to this edition. It is limited to a worldwide first printing of just 6,000 copies.
UK - Release date 14th October 2021 - RRP £150
- ISBN-10 : 0008471290
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008471293
Trade hardback edition

For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in colour by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colours.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.
Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors
UK - Release date 14th October 2021 - RRP £60
- ISBN-10 : 0008471282
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008471286
US - Release Date 19th October 2021 - RRP $75
- ISBN-10 : 0358653037
- ISBN-13 : 978-0358653035
Warning - With the potential acquisition of HMHCo by HarperCollins, this edition may not get produced.
UK Deluxe
UK Trade
US Trade


Sumptuous slipcased edition of Tolkien’s classic epic tale of adventure, fully illustrated in colour for the first time by the author himself. Limited to a worldwide first printing of just 6,000 copies, this deluxe volume is quarterbound in leather and includes many special features unique to this edition.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
This one-volume deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two full-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.
This very special deluxe edition is quarterbound in cloth and red leather, with raised ribs on the spine and stamped in two foils. The pages are edged in gold and contained within are special features unique to this edition. It is limited to a worldwide first printing of just 6,000 copies.
UK - Release date 14th October 2021 - RRP £150
- ISBN-10 : 0008471290
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008471293
- Amazon.co.uk
- Blackwells
- Book Depository
- Foyles
- Goldsboro Books
- A Great Read
- Hatchards
- Kennys.ie
- Speedyhen (link to be added when available)
- Waterstones
- WH Smith
Trade hardback edition


For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in colour by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colours.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.
Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors
UK - Release date 14th October 2021 - RRP £60
- ISBN-10 : 0008471282
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008471286
- Amazon.co.uk
- Blackwells
- Book Depository
- Foyles
- A Great Read (link to be added when available)
- Goldsboro Books
- Hatchards
- Kennys.ie
- Speedyhen (link to be added when available)
- Waterstones
- WH Smith
US - Release Date 19th October 2021 - RRP $75
- ISBN-10 : 0358653037
- ISBN-13 : 978-0358653035
Warning - With the potential acquisition of HMHCo by HarperCollins, this edition may not get produced.
UK Deluxe
UK Trade
US Trade
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Tolkien Reading Day 2021 - The TolkienGuide Edition
Mar 18 - By Urulókë
Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward.
Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!
Forth Eorlingas!

Art by Norloth, used with permission
With the permission of HarperCollins and the Tolkien Estate, we shall once more go into the breach with fantastic day of hosting wonderful readings of Tolkien's works from guests around the world. Last year we hosted a fifteen hour marathon session. Plans are being worked on for this year as well - perhaps not as epic as last year, but it will be fun and certainly less "last minute". The Tolkien Society in partnership with the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic will also have events throughout the day that our event will be scheduling around, and news of other Tolkien Reading Day events will also be shared and promoted.
As like last year, the live streaming event will primarily take place on Discord, a wonderful service for audio and text chatting, with other options available for those unfamiliar or unwilling to use Discord - but the chat room is a lot of fun, so please join if you can! If you just want to listen, the live stream should be available on YouTube, thanks to the excellent support once again from the German Tolkien Society (Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V.)
Discord link for chatting, listening in, or reading: https://discord.gg/APKU2SWj
If you would like to schedule a time to read something, please contact me through private message and we will work it out. Open mic readings will take place all day long as well if you just want to drop in.
Guest readers who have volunteered to join the muster so far are:
- Chad High
- Tom Hillman
- Elise Trudel Cedeño
- Dr. Sara Brown
- Dr. Una McCormack
- Dr. Luke Shelton
- Marcel Aubron-Bülles
- John Garth
- Carl Hostetter
- Jason Fisher
- Brian Sibley
- Clifford "Quickbeam" Broadway
- James Tauber
- Patrick M. Hausen
- Matt Graf - "The Nerd of the Rings"
- Alan Sisto from The Prancing Pony Podcast
- Shawn Marchese from The Prancing Pony Podcast
- Ted Nasmith - amazing artist
- Andrew “Trotter” Ferguson
- and hopefully more to come
Most readers will be at specific times during the day, so hopefully everyone around the world will be able to enjoy at least part of the event. As with last year, the Estate and publisher are being extremely kind in allowing for these public performances of Tolkien's copyrighted materials for a live streaming event. The event will not be recorded or available after broadcast.
Scheduling for March 25th Tolkien Reading Day Event
The times shown in the calendar below are approximate - the readings will not all be exactly half an hour each! There will be gaps for open mic readings, some readers may run long, and we will all just have fun and do the best we can. If you are interested in reading, please let me know. Names and reading materials are being added constantly as everyone settles in and the schedule comes together.
PDT (-7) | MDT (-6) | CDT (-5) | EDT (-4) | GMT | JST (+9) | NZDT (+13) | Reader | Reading a selection from |
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2:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Tolkien Society/University of Glasgow event | |
2:30 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 6:30 PM | 10:30 PM | ||
3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | No Readings Planned | |
3:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:30 AM | 6:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 7:30 PM | 11:30 PM | ||
4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | ||
4:30 AM | 5:30 AM | 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 8:30 PM | 12:30 AM | Marah Hansen | "An Unexpected Party" |
5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 1:00 AM | Beccah Davis | "The Steward and the King" selection |
5:30 AM | 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 1:30 AM | Denis Bridoux | The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen (?) |
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 2:00 AM | Tolkien Society/University of Glasgow event | |
6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 2:30 AM | ||
7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 3:00 AM | Andrew "Trotter" Ferguson | Goblin Feet |
7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 2:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 3:30 AM | James Tauber | Lord of the Rings Appendix F |
8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Brian Sibley | The Black Gate Opens |
8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 3:30 PM | 12:30 AM | 4:30 AM | Marcel Aubron-Bülles | "Tree and Leaf" |
8:50 AM | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:50 PM | 12:50 AM | 4:50 AM | Norloth | "Perry-the-Winkle" |
9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 1:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Carl Hostetter | "Ósanwe-kenta" |
9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 1:30 AM | 5:30 AM | Matt, The Nerd of the Rings | "Helm's Deep" |
10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Jason Fisher | "Treebeard" |
10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 2:30 AM | 6:30 AM | Patrick M. Hausen | “The Ride of the Rohirrim” |
11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Tolkien Society/University of Glasgow event | |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 3:30 AM | 7:30 AM | ||
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Dr. Una McCormack | selection from "The Choices of Master Samwise" |
12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | 2:15 PM | 3:15 PM | 7:15 PM | 4:15 AM | 8:15 AM | Michael Rolland | selection from "The Land of Shadow" |
12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 4:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Elise Trudel Cedeño | Faramir and Eowyn excerpt from "The Steward and the King" |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 5:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Alan Sisto | Húrin passages from The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin |
1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 5:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Luke Shelton | "Sir Orfeo" |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM | 10:00 AM | John Garth | History of Middle-earth selection on the creation myth of the two trees |
2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 6:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Dr. Sara Brown | "Shelob's Lair" |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 7:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Tom Hillman | Selections from "Fog on the Barrow Downs" & "Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" |
3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 7:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Ted Nasmith | Selections from "Aldarion and Erendis" |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Clifford "Quickbeam" Broadway | Prologue to The Lord of the Rings |
4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 8:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Chad High | selections from the Akallabêth (Flight of the Faithful) |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Shawn Marchese | Selections from “The Lay of Leithian” |
5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 12:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Jennifer Gallagher | Selection from "Aldarion and Erendis" |
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New editions of Galician Hobbit and Lord of the Rings released
Mar 17 - By Urulókë
Sushi Books has released Galician translations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in new cloth covers with new gold foil designs on them, replacing the original leather bound editions from 2018 (H) and 2019 (LotR). The cover/binding is the only change from the prior editions, but I must say I really like the new style personally. The shopping cart system does not handle international (outside of Spain) purchases for shipping, please contact them directly to arrange as needed.
Lord of the Rings
ISBN: 978-84-16884-17-9
Price: 53.00 €
Translation by Moisés Barcia
https://rinoceronte.gal/sushibooks/tenda.php?op=ver&id=1426
The Hobbit
ISBN: 978-84-16884-11-7
Price: 28.00 €
Translation by Moisés Barcia
https://rinoceronte.gal/sushibooks/tenda.php?op=ver&id=1417
Lord of the Rings
ISBN: 978-84-16884-17-9
Price: 53.00 €
Translation by Moisés Barcia
https://rinoceronte.gal/sushibooks/tenda.php?op=ver&id=1426
The Hobbit
ISBN: 978-84-16884-11-7
Price: 28.00 €
Translation by Moisés Barcia
https://rinoceronte.gal/sushibooks/tenda.php?op=ver&id=1417


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Adapting Tolkien - Peter Roe Series XX
Mar 6 - By Urulókë
Luna Press and The Tolkien Society are releasing Adapting Tolkien - Proceedings of the 2020 Tolkien Society seminar, and volume XX in the Peter Roe series.
Released Date 12 April 2021
Peter Roe Series XX
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/adapting-tolkien

Released Date 12 April 2021
Peter Roe Series XX
Hosted online, the Tolkien Society 2020 seminar sought to explore how J.R.R. Tolkien’s legacy partly relies on the continued adaption of his works, characters, and languages. It offered insights into a range of artistic adaptions and evaluated how the tangible result expands the Tolkien fanbase and readership while cultivating a love and appreciation of Tolkien through the adaptor’s creative vision. It further examined the ways in which Tolkien’s creations have been interwoven into the very fabric of our primary world.
His words no longer simply exist on the page, they are transformed in our minds and are cast out into the stars. They inspire new universes and invite fresh interpretations from across the globe.
Published under the auspices of the Society’s Peter Roe Memorial Fund, this proceedings features a collection of six papers delivered at the Tolkien Society 2020 Online seminar.
Contents
- Introduction, Will Sherwood
- The First Age Materials: Christopher Tolkien’s Greatest Task, Cami D. Agan
- The other illustrated Silmarillion: Francis Mosley for the Folio Society, Marie Bretagnolle
- Elvish as She is Filmed: The Adaption of the Elvish Language in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, Dr. Andrew Higgins
- "I Heard the Sword's Song, and it Sang to Me": Adapting Tolkien in the World of Heavy Metal, Brian Egede-Pedersen
- Is Adapting Tolkien (Mis)Remembering Tolkien?, Mina D. Lukić
- Adapting Tolkien Beyond Arda, or, How to Navigate the Political Minefield of the International Astronomical Union in Order to Name Features on Titan, Pluto, and Charon After Middle-earth, Kristine Larsen
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/adapting-tolkien
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Eric Fraser
Mar 5 - By Trotter
Really interesting article from Brian Sibley about the illustrations for the radio series, very pleased that Brian managed to acquire most of the original artwork from Eric.
https://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com/ ... rd-of-rings-on-radio.html
https://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com/ ... rd-of-rings-on-radio.html

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