Chronicles: The Art of War (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) Hardcover – 5 Nov. 2015

I was a bit apprehensive buying this book but the moment I was handed the hefty parcel by a disgruntled postman this morning, I knew I was getting my moneys worth of book. Upon opening the package a sweet smell of the fragment inks hit my nostrils and I proceeded to open the cover. Now I'm not usually one to judge a book by its cover, but the cover on this particular book was made to such a high quality; with a kind of shiny texture perhaps mimicking the stout rocks used by the dwarves that I couldn't help but applaud the publishers for their fine efforts binding the book.So lets get onto the content. First of all the quality of the art was divine as were the captions and informative paragraphs from the Weta Works team, explaining how they developed their designs and in some cases made the tough decision to omit so much cool stuff from the final cut of the film. The reader is therefore given a good idea of what scenes will be included in the much awaited extended edition. For example; the funeral of Thorin, Radagast giving Gandalf his own staff as well as way more stuff from Beorn. We are also informed on how several scenes from the trailers such as the chariot on the ice, didn't make it into the film.Faults? Err... not really any, the overall quality of the images and pages are top notch.In conclusion this book is simply breathtaking and I can't help but keep flicking through it, seeing something new every time. Although bear in mind dear reader that I am writing this review after only having had the book a day. I hope you enjoyed reading this,Cheers

I have bought EVERY single movie book (27 in total) published on both Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, and I dare say the Hobbit Chronicles series by Weta are outstanding both in the quality of the design of these books, and the vast content of concept art, background information to the creation process and lots of personal stories by the artists who contibuted to the making of these magnificient movies. These Chronicle books are a must for Tolkien fans, but also a treasury of high quality art for anyone who loves fantasy films or movie making. SPOILER ALERT: This last chronicle provides a lot of HINTS that we will come to see in the extended film edition of "The Battle of the Five Armies", like how Alfrid might come to his end... I enjoyed reading this book tremendously and I salute Daniel Falconer for creating the Chronicles series. If you like the Chronicles you should also get the Chronicle companion book called Smaug - Unleashing the Dragon by Daniel Falconer that is also amazingly entertaining to read!

This 1 of 6 books in this series and is just as good as the other five. Illustrations are fantastic and the dialogues are very informative. These books complement each other brilliantly. Glad I've got the set.

A book that’s as beautiful as the films and work its about.

Very happy with the book and quick delivery

Another excellent design book for the movie. Not much to say really, its as good as the other two for the initial movies and it's full packed with hundreds of illustrations that you'll love. Traditional art, digital and mixed. It's incredibly detailed and there's so many stuff to see in here that it will take you months to noticed everything worth seeing in it properly.

A lovely book for any The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings fans, my husband has all from each film. The book shows how they CGI the scenes and the characters and how they make the costumes etc goes into lots of details how they make the film

Really happy with my purchase..Love these books, an absolute for the collection

Il libro è stupendo, il danno alla copertina accettabile. Mi dispiace che l'imballaggio è stretto e ogni colpo che puo prendere porta danni al libro. Dovrebbe essere con un po di spazio intorno al libro e riempito per ammortizzare i colpi. Tempo di consegna rispetato.

Ein sehr schönes Buch mit vielen Bildern und infos. Toll gemach und für alle Hobbit Fans.Der Preis stimmt dazu noch.

Rien à redire, la série Chronicles du Hobbit est un pur régal pour les fans du Seigneur des Anneaux et les fans de dessins conceptuels, croquis...On comprend le soin apporté aux films et le souci du détails qui est juste incroyable! On se retrouve littéralement plongé dans le making-of des films! Des tonnes de dessins de John Howe et Alan Lee pour les connaisseurs... et d'autres artistes bourrés de talents.Le livre est superbement construit, la mise en page agréable, la couverture épaisse et raffinée avec des effets d'embossages et un vernis sélectif du plus bel effet.Un très bel ouvrage à lire et relire sans aucune modération ou regarder juste pour le plaisir des yeux.

Delivery quicker than estimated date. Excellent quality photos and lots of detailed description.

The last book in this great series that takes you into the back rooms of the designers and crafts people who created what we got to see on film. This volume lived up to the standards of the first five. I hope to enjoy the movies and re-reading these books in the years to come.