1， 托尔金创作修改达半个世纪的力作《精灵宝钻》，追溯了《魔戒》以前更深远的传奇。《精灵宝钻》从浩大壮阔的宇观宏景，到缠绵悱恻的浪漫传说，架构的神话世界格局恢弘精深。
2. 台湾资深译者邓嘉宛女士倾力翻译《精灵宝钻》，龙骑士堡奇幻爱好者参与修订。
《精灵宝钻》追溯了《魔戒》以前更深远的、过去的传奇，从“爱努的大乐章”，也就是创世之初，一直讲到第三纪元结束时。从中可以看见托尔金所架构的神话世界，格局恢弘精深。
独一之神伊露维塔从意念中创造出（精灵与人类口中的）众神，合奏宇宙的大乐章。但和谐的乐章中出现了一个自私的叛逆者魔苟斯。起初，精灵蒙召到西方与众神一起住在福地阿门洲，诺多族精灵王子费艾诺制造了奇特的精灵宝钻，把双圣树的光芒收存其中。魔苟斯残害双圣树，使阿门洲陷入黑暗，又夺了宝钻逃到中洲称王。于是费艾诺发下可怕的誓言，率领全族精灵背叛众神，离开福地，回到中洲向魔苟斯发起挑战。精灵和人类的命运由此改变，引出一个个悲壮传奇的故事……

Alan Lee, the Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien's imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee's celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the illustrated Lord of the Rings and the films progressed from concept to finished art. In addition, the book contains 20 full-color plates and numerous examples of the conceptual art produced for Peter Jackson's film adaptation. The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a wealth of background information and will be of interest to those who know and love Tolkien's work, from books to films to DVDs, as well as to budding artists and illustrators interested in how to approach book illustration.