Books by Alan Lee
Alan Lee has been illustrating the works of JRR Tolkien since 1992, starting with The Lord of the Rings centenary edition. It was this artwork that prompted director Peter Jackson to invite Lee to work on the films, for which he later won an Oscar. Lee won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 1993 for his haunting illustrations in Black Ships Before Troy, the story of The Iliad told by Rosemary Sutcliff.
The Fall of Númenor
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Brian Sibley (editor)
The Fall of Númenor is a collection of Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, put together by British writer and Tolkien expert Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee. This is the period before the adventures of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (which take place in the Third Age of Middle-earth). Númenor is the island where the Dúnedain live and from whom Aragorn—the king in The Return of the King—is descended.
The book may be distantly connected to the Amazon Prime series The Rings of Power, also set in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Beren and Lúthien
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Christopher Tolkien (editor)
🎧 Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award for a truly exceptional audiobook
“Beren and Lúthien is based on Tolkien’s own experience. It was inspired by seeing his own wife, Edith, dancing in a wood, under the moonlight, amongst hemlock flowers. And this created an image in his mind that he kept on reworking throughout his life. But that it the central image. When she died he had the name Lúthien inscribed on her gravestone. When Tolkien died, his children inscribed the name Beren on his.” Read more...
Books Drawn From Myth and Fairy Tale
Alan Lee, Cartoonists & Illustrator
Interviews with Alan Lee
Books Drawn From Myth and Fairy Tale, recommended by Alan Lee
Alan Lee, illustrator of such classics as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, talks to Five Books about his favourite stories drawn from myth and fairy tale, what they mean to him, and how important it is for young readers today to experience these ancient stories.
Interviews where books by Alan Lee were recommended
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The Eustace Diamonds
by Anthony Trollope -
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A History of Britain, Volume III: The Fate of the Empire 1776–2000
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Beren and Lúthien
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Christopher Tolkien (editor) -
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The Way We Live Now
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A Moment Towards the End of the Play
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
Audiobooks Narrated by Timothy West
Audiobooks Narrated by Timothy West
As well as appearing in many plays and movies, the British actor Timothy West (1934-2024) was a great narrator of audiobooks. He narrated a large number of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope’s works, as well as abridged versions of Simon Schama’s History of Britain, a three-volume work. Below, some of the books in his audiobook oeuvre (not all are easy to get hold of or are only available in some countries).
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The Silmarillion
J R R Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (editor) -
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The Children of Húrin
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Christopher Tolkien (editor) -
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Beren and Lúthien
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Christopher Tolkien (editor) -
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The Fall of Gondolin
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Christopher Tolkien (editor) -
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The Fall of Númenor
J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee (illustrator), Brian Sibley (editor)
If You Liked The Lord of the Rings: Other Books in Tolkien’s World, recommended by Valentin
If You Liked The Lord of the Rings: Other Books in Tolkien’s World, recommended by Valentin
In recent years there has been a steady flow of JRR Tolkien books published posthumously. If you liked The Lord of the Rings and are wondering what to read next, 16 year old Valentin guides you through some of his other favourite books set in the vast world that Tolkien created.
Books Drawn From Myth and Fairy Tale, recommended by Alan Lee
Alan Lee, illustrator of such classics as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, talks to Five Books about his favourite stories drawn from myth and fairy tale, what they mean to him, and how important it is for young readers today to experience these ancient stories.
