Walter S. Judd

This father-son project turns the Venn diagram of my interests in biology and fantastic fiction into a circle, and quite in-depth in both areas. I posted to instagram a month ago some of the early chapters explaining phylogenetics and botanical anatomy- things that would not be out of place in an undergraduate course...! Meanwhile, the entries themselves mention places where a plant is seen in the works of Middle Earth, including Unfinished Tales, Children of Hurin, and some of the poetry or show more even in the illustrations by Alan Lee and others (citations are included but the authors do note page numbers are specific to particular editions which are noted in the bibliography). The illustrations are done in a wood-cut style, adding to the feel of an old compendium.

Would highly recommend for the nerdy botanist in your life. show less

Hey any excuse to revisit Middle Earth is ok by me. But "athelias"? Really?