Since the first screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001 New Zealand has become the embodiment of Middle-earth to millions of movie-goers and Tolkien readers the world over. This definitive full-colour guidebook showcases the principal movie set locations around New Zealand as seen in all three films. A perfect reference book for everyone enchanted by the beauty of the locations in the movie trilogy it contains valuable background information and exclusive anecdotes about the filming with sections written specially by Peter Jackson Alan Lee Richard Taylor and Barrie Osbourne plus contributions from the cast and crew. Also includes: exclusive movie and location photographs; GPS references to location sites; touring information for travellers; useful internet addresses.