A great behind-the-scenes look at The Hobbit, this oversized collection is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs, sculptures, development paintings, and special fx models by the artists at Weta Workshop who brought Middle-earth to life on the silver screen. There is also a special fold-out map printed in glow-in-the-dark ink and a giant four page fold-out of Bilbo's contract. It's like the special features plus director commentary on a DVD all rolled into one, but in book form!

The Silmarillion is a sprawling collection of Tolkien’s histories of Middle-earth, set thousands of years before The Lord of the Rings. They were unfinished when he died, his son Christopher completing and publishing them in 1977. Because of this, it is one of the more debated texts in Tolkien's bibliography. The Silmarillion is a challenging read, but ultimately rewarding for readers who are up to the challenge.

Adapted into eight half-hour episodes for BBC Radio 4 and broadcast from September to November in 1968, The Hobbit radio play was thought lost for years until fan-taped copies were discovered and issued in 1988. The show included unique sound effects for all of the troll, goblin, and elf characters. The radio dramatization was performed by a full cast of mostly Shakespearean actors, following the plot of the original novel except for the addition of an actual narrator separate from Bilbo. Everything sounds grander and larger-than-life when voiced by British actors! A rare and candid interview with Tolkien himself rounds out this stellar set.