内容简介
ThedefinitivecollectionofTolkien’sclassic“fairie”tales,intheveinofTheHobbit,illustratedbyOscarwinnerAlanLeeNeverbeforepublishedinasinglevolume,Tolkien’sfournovellas(FarmerGilesofHam,LeafbyNiggle,SmithofWoottonMajor,andRoverandom)andonebookofpoems(TheAdventuresofTomBombadil)aregatheredtogetherforthefirsttime,inafullyillustratedvolume.Thisnew,definitivecollectionofworks--whichhadappearedseparately,invariousformats,between1949and1998--comeswithabrand-newforewordandendmatter,andwithaseriesofdetailedpencilillustrationsbyAlanLee,inthestyleofhisotheraward-winningTolkienwork,mostrecentlyinTheChildrenofHúrin.ThebookistheperfectopportunityforfansofMiddle-earthtoenjoysomeofTolkien’softenoverlookedyetmostcreativestorytelling.Withdragonsandsandsorcerers,seamonstersandhobbits,knightsanddwarves,thiscollectioncontainsalltheclassicelementsforTolkienbuffsofallages.
作者简介
ALANLEEwasborninEnglandin1947.InspiredbyTolkien'sworktopursuehischosenpathasanartistofthemythicandfantastic,hehasillustratedawiderangeofbooksincludingFaeries,TheMabinogion,Castles,MerlinDreams,thecentenaryeditionofTheLordoftheRings,andTheHobbit.HeisawinneroftheCarnegieMedalforhisillustratededitionofTheIlliad.