Well, fantasy geeks, we’ve got a treat in store for you. To celebrate the launch of the new Official J.R.R. Tolkien Bookstore website, those lovely hobbitses over at HarperCollins are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a copy of their new Special Edition of Tales Of The Perilous Realm, signed by the artist Alan Lee. This is a limited edition of 500 copies, and retails at £60, so this is a lovely prize indeed. Here’s some info about the special edition for you book fetishists:

This de-luxe collector’s edition includes the first edition text and features an exclusive colour frontispiece illustration on a fold-out sheet. The book is quarterbound, with a specially commissioned motif stamped in three foils on the front board, and is presented in a matching slipcase. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien’s place as a master storyteller for readers young and old.

Alan Lee’s drawings of J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle Earth are very well known, and he was the main artistic consultant for Peter Jackson’s film trilogy of LOTR, so his contributions to this spanking new volume, plus his autograph, make it very desirable indeed (you might almost call it precious).

To enter, answer to the following question using the contact form:

Q: Which of the following is NOT a story from Tales of the Perilous Realm?

a. Leaf by Niggle

b. The Silmarillion

c. Roverandom

Terms and Conditions

1. Closing date for entries: 31st December 2008.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
4. The winner will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
5. Only the winning entrant will be contacted by Bookgeeks. The webmaster’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winner’s name may be published on the Bookgeeks website after the closing date of the competition.
7. The competition is not open to Bookgeeks contributors and their families, or to HarperCollins employees and their families.
8. One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. ‘Nuff said.

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