The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy

This lavishly illustrated Collector's Edition charts the making of Peter Jackson's $300 million blockbuster from start to finish, giving the reader unlimited access to cast and crew.

A heavily-illustrated behind-the-scenes guide to the second film, featuring colour photos of the cast, locations, sets, monsters and costumes, and an overview of the making of the film trilogy over the last five years. Designed as a celebration of the films, it will include double-page photo spreads showing exclusive photographs in sumptuous detail.

Written by the writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley, a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), the book will include new material from Peter Jackson's latest blockbuster, The Two Towers.