獲獎無數的「魔戒三部曲」系列，唯一獲得正式授權的設定集，讓讀者一窺光彩耀眼的「雙城奇謀」的內幕設定！彼得•傑克森的「魔戒首部曲：魔戒現身」是影史上最成功的電影之一，在影像和藝術成就上更是讓人難以忘懷。但是，這一切只是開始，對於製作「魔戒二部曲：雙城奇謀」的設計師和藝術家們，他們必須面對超越前作的挑戰！本書將帶領你一起穿越這個向不可能挑戰的精采歷程！五百禎前所未見的獨家繪圖、素描和電影中的數位特效！魔戒電影設定聖典2雙城奇謀」揭露了整部電影從分鏡表演變為最後成果的精采過程，超過五百張幾乎完全未曾出現在其它媒體上的圖片。 這本獲得官方授權的作品包含了艾倫•李與約翰•豪威的鉛筆素描、獲得奧斯卡提名的姬拉•迪克森的服裝設計、以及奧斯卡得主理查•泰勒領軍的威塔工作室所設計出的雕像、繪圖和數位特效。所有出現在電影中的道具、場景、建築、武器全收錄，連被修剪掉的片段也沒有遺漏！打開本書，你將欣賞到彼得•傑克森如何和旗下才華洋溢的創作者們打造「雙城奇謀」，托爾金的文學作品又是如何的搬上大銀幕，展現傲人的魔力！ 作者簡介 蓋瑞羅素在媒體界擁有豐富的工作經驗，他曾經是雜誌編輯、小說家、專欄作家和廣播劇作家。他之前的作品包括了「辛普森家庭」等電視影集的報導作品、《魔戒電影設定聖典１》。 譯者簡介 朱學恆，一九七五年生，中央電機系畢業，因喜愛電玩、科幻，而一腳踏入奇幻文學的推廣。自一九九一年（朱的高中時代）開始接觸奇幻文學後，朱學恆便在報章雜誌上撰寫專欄、架設網站推廣奇幻文學，國內奇幻作品的翻譯及電玩的玩家手冊，幾乎全自其手筆。從一九九八年《龍槍編年史》的翻譯，到最近在台銷售近六十萬冊的《魔戒三部曲》，朱學恆已譯過二十三本奇幻文學譯作，長久以來的耕耘，讓國內原本冷門、次文化的奇幻文學領域，能夠獲得國內市場的肯定與歡迎。 •現任財團法人奇幻文化藝術基金會 董事長兼執行長。 •現任城邦文化事業股份有限公司奇幻基地出版事業部 總策劃。 •1992年於《軟體世界雜誌》（月刊，銷售量約四萬三千多本）開設「奇幻圖書館」(Fantasy Library)專欄，介紹科幻(Science-Fiction)和奇幻(Fantasy)類型作品，為期一年半。 •1998年起密集翻譯英美奇幻文學作品：《龍槍編年史》三部曲，《龍槍傳奇》、《龍槍傳承》、《黑暗精靈三部曲》、《夏焰之巨龍》（以上皆為第三波資訊出版）。 •2001年翻譯聯經年度大書--《魔戒三部曲》、《魔戒前傳：哈比人歷險記》。 •各奇幻或科幻類型的遊戲說明書，如「無聲狂嘯」、「凶兆」(Ripper)、「冰風之谷」（IceWind Dale）、「魔法門七」、「魔法門八」等數十種翻譯。

The first ever illustrated paperback of part one of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring 19 colour paintings by Alan Lee.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, the complete artwork created by the author for his story has been collected in The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans are presented here, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Some of these images are now published for the first time, and others for the first time in colour. Fresh digital scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin allow Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures to be seen more vividly than ever before. The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has been written and edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the leading experts on Tolkien and authors of the acclaimed J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion, and The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.

The first ever B-format edition of Tolkien's complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas. To mark ten years since the publication of the complete edition of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas in 1999, this new edition is the first time the letters have been available in B format.

A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world's most famous storytellers. 'It is not possible even at great length to "pot" The Lord of the Rings in a paragraph or two. It was begun in 1936, and every part has been written many times! the labour has been colossal; and it must stand or fall, practically as it is.' J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the most prolific letter writers of this century. Over the years he wrote to his publishers, his family, to friends (including C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison) and to fans of his books. The letters present a fascinating and highly detailed portrait of the man in many of his aspects: as storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent and observer of the world around him. They also shed much light on his creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world -- Middle-earth. This collection will appeal not only to the legions of Tolkien fans, but will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which Tolkien was a master. 'I am nearly always written to as Tolkein (not by you): I do not know why, since it is pronounced by me always -keen.'