Trying to find this LOTR map-book

[Darren Lewis]

When I read LOTR many years ago, I also had a "guide book" to it.

The only things I can remember about it are that it was written by a woman, and had maps on the right-hand page with text on the left-hand page.

The maps were in black & white with the route taken drawn in red.

The book was in "landscape" format about A4 or US legal size.

I've been trying to think what this book was called but can't remember :(

Anyone got any ideas?

[Thorin]

It's called "The Journeys of Frodo". Believe it or not, I have it, but I can't remember who wrote it (Barbara -----??).

It is a very good guide, because it zooms in on every area (chronologically throughout the book) of Frodo and the fellowship's journeys. It lays out the distances and days that this journey took through each leg...Ont he opposing page, it gives a brief summary of what occured in each section....

It is quite a handy help when wondering just exactly where they went through Bag End, Emyn Muil, The Old Forest and Lorien....It's a must get!

[Darren Lewis]

Yes! "Journeys of Frodo" looks like it. I've found it on Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0261102672/qid=1019242466/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1_1/202-6402707-4582245)

Thank you :)

[Talierin]

Another nice LOTR map book is 'The Atlas of Middle-earth' by Karen Wynn Fonstad. It does the days of the journey too, but prolly not in as much detail as the book you have. It also has maps for the Silmarillion and the Hobbit, plus battle maps, population, climate, vegetation, and all sorts of good stuff. I use it all the time.

[Darren Lewis]

Thanks Talierin, I'll have a look at that too. Problem with looking at these books online, is that I can't flick through and read bits to get a feel of what they are like. Will have to wait until I go on my next book shopping spree.

[Turgon]

I'd like to recommend 'The Atlas of Middle-Earth' to you too. I think it far and away the best Tolkien companion around. It's full of fantastic maps and all kinds of interesting speculations on the geography and morphology of ME. (Actually that makes it sound quite boring, but let me assure you that it's not) I think it just been re-issued in Britain - in paperback form for about £12.99 or something - so you should have no trouble finding it...

[Dûndorer]

how much is this thing?: £

[Halasían]

Atlas of Middle Earth is a great companion book!