The Complete Guide to Middle-earth

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien is a reference book for the canon of Middle-earth, compiled and written by Robert Foster, and now published by Random House Publishing Group.
Originally released soon after the publication of , this book is generally recognised as an excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it excludes information on post-Silmarillion material (e.g., and the ), there a few errors.
== Editions ==
The book was first published as A Guide to Middle-earth in 1971, with paperback being released in 1973. In 1978, the title was emended to The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: from The Hobbit to The Silmarillion. A revised edition was published by Del Rey in 2001, as well as an illustrated edition in 2003, in time for .
A 2022 edition was later released, with art by Ted Nasmith.
== See also ==
* 
* 
* 
== External links ==
*Official page
*goodreads page
*Bookshop.org
*Thriftbooks
Category:1978 publications
Category:2001 publications
Category:Books
Category:Publications by Penguin Random House
Category:Reference works
Category:Secondary literature
pl:Encyklopedia Śródziemia