The book starts with a foreword by Sir Ian McKellen, the great interpreter of Gandalf in the Peter Jackson films including a magnificent portrait of the character on the same page. The rest is therefore different designs Dalan Lee on the subject, accompanied by explanatory texts that allow den learn more about this talented illustrator. One can admire lArgonath, Rohan, Treebeard, the Dead Marshes, Helm's Deep, the Grey Havens and many others. There are also sketches on characters not napparaissant in movies (reluctantly) as dOr Bay and Tom Bombadil or more representations respecting the book as the confrontation scene between Gandalf on Grey Coat and the Witch-king on his horse (and not on his winged creature) at the entrance of Minas Tirith.
Some designs are simply stunning as the Nazgul on horseback or on their winged horses, the battle of the Pelennor Fields, the confrontation between Eowyn and the sorcerer king, or the multiple landscapes knowing that it is probably more difficult to make this kind immersive dimage for the viewer rather quune paint color. This book shows how the simple pencil can perform miracles! Real pearls in a 190-page hardcover book, to consume without moderation! Perhaps we might just regret his rather small size.
