If you're an avid Tolkien fan and have a particular fondness for The Hobbit, the upcoming Hobbit Encyclopedia should be on your radar. The 336-page book takes a deep dive into the lore of Middle-earth, covering everything from iconic characters and places to sacred objects and other essential lore. The Hobbit Encyclopedia releases September 3, and preorders are currently seeing a nice discount.

The Hobbit Encyclopedia

$31 (was $40)

This hardcover volume is pitched as the ultimate source for all things related to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel. Whether you're a newcomer to The Hobbit or you've read it a thousand times, you can probably find something here that'll help you better appreciate Bilbo's journey. Here's a short sampling of topics covered in the book:

• The Arkenstone
• Azog and Bolg
• Dragons
• Elvish
• Faërie
• Girion
• Lake-town
• Pipes and pipe-weed
• The Quest of Erebor
• Wasterlands

Scattered throughout the text are a variety of premium illustrations that help bring different subjects to life. It's been designed to be read either front to back or skimmed through as a reference book.

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You also might be interested to learn The Hobbit has multiple new and upcoming editions. The Hobbit Collector's Edition, a beautiful new hardcover version of the classic tale, released earlier this month and is on sale for $29 (was $35). Meanwhile, The Hobbit Deluxe Tolkien Illustrated Edition is set to launch on October 22, and preorders are available for $151 (was $195). This lavish edition of The Hobbit is part of the Tolkien Illustrated Editions collection. The standard Tolkien Illustrated Edition of The Hobbit is still a gorgeous book in its own right--plus, it's only $39 (was $75).

The Hobbit Collector's Edition is part of a new series of hardcovers featuring Tolkien's five best-known works. The Silmarillion Collector's Edition also released earlier this month, and it's available for only $24.50. Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy--The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King--will receive their collector's editions on September 17. These beautiful editions only cost $35 each--pretty much the norm for new hardcover fiction--and will be collected in The Lord of the Rings Collector's Edition Box Set with a foldout map on November 5.