The Lord of the Rings

"Yes! So the first thing to say here is that Alan Lee’s illustrations for Tolkien were first seen in the 60th anniversary Hobbit edition and centenary Lord of the Rings edition, and he was the conceptual designer for the films of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. If you have a sense of how Middle-earth is meant to look, the chances are you’ve osmosed it from Lee. So this rendering of the world might well feel pleasingly ‘correct’. And whether or not that applies to you, these are beautiful. All four are boxed together, in hardback. There are seventy colour pages across the set, as well as many more illustrations. Lee’s art style is often compared to William Morris, whom Tolkien admired, and it just fits . It’s easy to see why he won the World Fantasy Award for Best Artist in 1998 when the centenary edition of The Hobbit came out."

"The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien: as compelling as ever."

"I loved J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings.""

"Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings — the author has created another world that becomes totally real even as the story grips you. Moreover, the book is like an allegory of the challenges we face in today's dark times."

"A little later, I was obsessed with Jules Verne and, yes, "The Lord of the Rings.""

"Books I loved as a boy — Tolkien's "The Hobbit," for example, or Stevenson's "Treasure Island" — are books I have reread multiple times."

"That changed when I discovered The Lord of the Rings, which was my gateway into fantasy, and from there into mythology and the wider world of literature."

"Of course, "The Lord of the Rings" (my brother is named after an elf)"

"Later, as a teenager, I read and reread Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy."