Karen Wynn Fonstad

Täydellinen karttakirja Tolkienin tarumaailmaan. Löydä tiesi J. R. R. Tolkienin myyttisen maailman jokaiseen kolkkaan, niin Keski-Maahan kuin Lännen Kuolemattomille maillekin! Karen Wynn Fonstadin Keski-Maan kartasto on korvaamaton opas kaikille Hobitin, Tarun Sormusten herrasta ja Silmarillionin lukijoille. Keski-Maan kartasto luotaa kattavasti koko Tolkienin tarinoiden maailman esiajoilta aina kolmannelle ajalle Bilbon, Frodon ja Sormuksen saattueen matkoihin asti. Toistasataa karttaa ja kaaviota kuvaa yksityiskohtaisesti kirjojen tapahtumapaikkoja. Kaupunkien, rakennusten ja taistelukenttien piirustusten ohella teoksessa on teemakarttoja ilmastosta, kasvillisuudesta, kielistä ja väestöstä Keski-Maan historian eri aikoina. Nyt suomeksi ensimmäistä kertaa ilmestyvän kartaston kuvituksen on uudistanut upeasti ranskalainen Stéphane Arson. Karen Wynn Fonstad (1945–2005) oli yhdysvaltalainen maantieteilijä ja kartografi. Arvostetun Keski-Maan kartastonsa lisäksi Fonstad on tehnyt karttakirjoja myös mm. Anne McCaffreyn ja Stephen R. Donaldsonin fantasiamaailmoista.

Find your way through every part of J. R. R. Tolkienâ??s great creation, from the Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to the undying lands of the Westâ?¦

Karen Wynn Fonstad's THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated — nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised — the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in THE SILMARILLION, THE HOBBIT, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day — including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels. Author Biography: J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J. R. R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J. R. R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81. Christopher Tolkien, who formerly taught at Oxford University, is J. R. R. Tolkien's son and literary executor. The editor of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales as well as the twelve-part series The History of Middle-earth, he lives in France. Karen Wynn Fonstad, the author or The Atlas of Pern and other guides to fantasy worlds, is a noted carographer. She lives in Washington.