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Collection '''Meditations on Middle-earth''' is a collection of essays about the meaning of J. R. R. Tolkien and his works, edited by Karen Haber and illustrated by [[John Howe]].
==Contents==* Karen Haber: Preface: The Beat Goes On* George R.R. Martin: Introduction* Raymond Feist: Our Grandfather: Meditations on J.R.R. Tolkien* Poul Anderson: Awakening the Elves* Michael Swanwick: A Changeling Returns*Esther M. Friesner: If You Give a Girl a Hobbit* Harry Turtledove: The Ring and I* Terry Pratchett: Cult Classic*''' Robin Hobb: A Bar and a Quest'''* Ursula K. Le Guin: Rhythmic Pattern in the Lord of the Rings* Diane Duane: The Longest Sunday* Douglas A. Anderson: Tolkien After All These Years* Orson Scott Card: How Tolkien Means* Charles de Lint: The Tale Goes Ever On* Lisa Goldstein: The Mythmaker* Glenn Hurdling: "The Radical Distinction. . . " A Conversation with Tim and Greg Hildebrandt* Terri Windling: On Tolkien and Fairy-Stories
George R==Editions==* first hardback edition from St.RMartin's Press in October 2001 with ISBN 9780312275365.* paperback edition from St. Martin's Griffin in October 2002 with ISBN 9780312302900.* paperback edition from Gardners Books in November 2003 with ISBN 0743468740.* Kindle edition with ASIN: IntroductionB003G93YC8.
Raymond Feist== Translations ==* French: Our Grandfather: Meditations on J.R.R''Méditations sur les Terres du Milieu'', a hardcover edition the 27th of August 2003 by Bragelonne with ISBN 9782914370530. Tolkien
Poul Anderson* German: Awakening the ElvesTolkiens Zauber, ISBN 3-453-86168-X, November 2002
Michael Swanwick: A Changeling Returns* Japanese『指輪物語』世界を読む_われらが祖父トールキン, Tankobon Hardcover, the 1st of December. 2002 with ISBN 9784562035762. Translated by Itaru Kitazawa.
Esther M. Friesner* Spanish: If You Give a Girl a Hobbit Harry TurtledoveLa Tierra Media : The Ring and I Terry Pratchett: Cult Classic [[Robin Hobb]]: A Bar and a Quest Ursula K. Le Guin: Rhythmic Pattern in the Lord of the Rings Diane Duane: The Longest SundayReflexiones y Comentarios, ISBN 84-450-7378-8, 2003
Douglas A. AndersonLa Tierra Media (Hardcover)Published January 30th 2005 by MinotauroHardcoverISBN: Tolkien After All These Years8445073788 (ISBN13: 9788445073780)
Orson Scott CardLa tierra media, reflexiones y comentarios (Hardcover)Published August 2008 by AltayaHardcover, 268 pagesISBN: How Tolkien Means8448726243 (ISBN13: 9788448726249)
Charles de Lint: The Tale Goes Ever On
Lisa Goldstein: The Mythmaker
Glenn Hurdling: "The Radical Distinction. . . " A Conversation with Tim and Greg Hildebrandt
Terri Windling: On Tolkien and Fairy-Stories
Edited by Karen Haber.
Illustrations by [[John Howe]].
== Editions in English==
* St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-27536-6, October 2001, hard back
* St. Martin's Griffin, Reprint edition, ISBN 0312302908, October 2002, paper back
* Gardners Books, ISBN 0743468740, November 2003, paper back
== Other editions ==
* German: Tolkiens Zauber, ISBN 3-453-86168-X, November 2002
* French: Méditations sur les Terres du Milieu, ISBN 2914370539, August 2003
* Spanish: La Tierra Media : Reflexiones y Comentarios, ISBN 84-450-7378-8, 2003
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Nominated for the 2002 Hugo and Locus awards
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