This title has J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastic ''Middle-Earth'' illustrated by the award winning fantasy artist. From the brush of Donato Giancola, one of the world's most recognised and awarded fantasy artists, comes a book filled with new illustrations that apply his legendary Renaissance craftsmanship to J.R.R. Tolkein's visionary ''Middle-Earth''. Dramatic lighting and deft draughtsmanship from the tableaux of great Master painters like Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Vermeer explain Donato's popularity with millions of fans and the numerous Hugo and Chesley Awards for his oil paintings. This long-awaited moving and beautiful voyage through Middle-Earth - a wealth of emotional paintings and intriguing drawings - from a modern master of the arts will be a must-have for eager genre readers everywhere. ''Middle-Earth'' is a refreshingly new exploration of literature's most beloved fantasy realm by one of the most honoured American artists working today - by Donato Giancola, winner of the Hugo Award, the Hamilton King Award, and multiple medals from Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.From Helm's ''Deep'' to ''Mount Doom'', Donato takes readers on a colourful tour filled with warriors, wizards, dragons and dwarfs, exhibiting his astonishing technical virtuosity in every scene brought vividly to life.