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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 The Silmarillion, this book is generally recognised as an excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it excludes information on post-Silmarillion material (e.g., Unfinished Tales and the The History of Middle-earth series), there a few errors.
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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 The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
A 2022 edition was later released, with art by Ted Nasmith.