- J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Ted Nasmith, Introduction by Brian Sibley

Tolkien Calendar 2022

By J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Ted Nasmith, Introduction by Brian Sibley

The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing twelve stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE SILMARILLION. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Ted Nasmith, with new and lesser known pieces unique to this calendar.

The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector’s items, and this year’s will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.

Featuring 12 full-colour paintings of scenes from The Silmarillion, some of which are new and unique to this calendar, Ted Nasmith explores Tolkien’s creation with greater depth than ever before. Ranging from the Elder Days of Middle-earth, through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring, the reader is drawn even further into the fantastical world of Middle-earth.

Format: Calendar
Release Date: 22 Jul 2021
Pages: 32
ISBN: 978-0-00-847791-2
Ted Nasmith is a freelance illustrator living just outside Toronto, Canada. The works of Tolkien have had a profound effect on him and he has enjoyed the challenge of interpreting the world of Tolkien for over twenty years. He has produced several Tolkien Calendars and was commissioned to illustrate The Silmarillion; his illustrations have also appeared in The Complete Guide to Middle-earth.

‘How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?’The Guardian -

‘Demanding to be compared with English mythologies… at times rises to the greatness of true myth’Financial Times -

‘A creation of singular beauty… magnificent in its best moments’Washington Post -

‘A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope… its power is almost that of mysticism’Toronto Globe & Mail -