The Two Towers Visual Companion: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (The Lord of the Rings)

The Two Towers Visual Companion is a beautifully done book that die hard Tolkien fans and those new to Tolkien's world will appreciate. Most of the oversize book is filled with gorgeous full color photographs to give you little teasers regarding the film, but also to help define the different races and introduce new characters. For those who are not as familiar with The Fellowship of the Ring, it gives you a little background on those events that spill over into The Two Towers and then moves forward with the story. This makes it a great book for those who are not very familiar with Tolkien's world as it clearly explains who everyone is as far as races and cultures go. There are sections on Gollum, The Dead Marshes, Ithilien, Faramir, Fangorn Forest, Ents, Saruman, Gandalf the White, The Rohirrim, and many more. I am a big Tolkien fan so it was all review for me, but Jude Fisher does a fine job of summarizing the story and preparing the reader for the film. My main interest in reading this book was to see where the book by Tolkien and the movie by Jackson differed and, in that respect, it was very helpful. At the cheap price available now, it is a worthy addition to any fantasy or Tolkien fan's library.

Delivered timely. The book cover sleeve is damaged, but the book is in excellent condition. I am very pleased.

This book was easier for my kid to read than the novel. I read him the novel, but this he could read himself. He also liked pictures. He was 11 when I purchased this book.

This made a very great gift for my sweetie who loves anything to do with Tolkien and of course, Lord of the Rings Movies!He adored this book and it made a great addition to his collection! :-)

I have read The Two Towers. My wife has not. We both enjoyed this visual companion. I would recommend this book to explain things to someone who has not read the original book. Great pictures.

Thin hard cover book that outlines the story using visuals directly from the movie stills.

Marvelous book...A must have for every LOTR fan!!!!

This is a great book about the "Lord of the Rings" movie "The Two Towers" that one will enjoy reading over and over again.

中学生の子供がホビットシリーズの映画・小説にハマったので、購入。中学レベルでは英語を完全に読めるわけではないですが、写真が多く、眺める気になります。

日本では来年の春公開予定の、「二つの塔」の写真集。もちろんオールカラー。話の筋通りに構成がされておりまた、指輪の旅と仲間を助ける旅との区別も付けてあります。「二つの塔」の登場人物が余すことなく紹介されています。もちろん初登場のファラミア・エオウィン・エオメル・セオデンをはじめ、あのヌメヌメした彼の昔の姿も！！そして、あのエントの姿も！　個人的には小さく写っていたボロミアの写真と、アラゴルンが身につけている物の紹介文に涙しました。　この本を手に入れたその時から、もう一日でも早く「二つの塔」が見たくなることうけあいです。

The Two Towers visual companion is more something for a fan or collector of Lord of the Rings stuff, both of which I am. Is is not essential to own to know the plot of the story, but it is useful in refreshing your memory, and also giving a basic outline to the plot. The photographs are wonderful. A must for any fan.

I think these would be great companions for children but they are very basic and don't contain much information at all. Probably worth buying if you're a fan of LotR and want mementos from the films.

good book, easy to understand version of story with lovely pictures