Here is a book to enchant and inform anyone from the casual reader of The Lord of the Rings to the dedicated student of Tolkien's life and his many works. David Day's innovative and illuminating perspectives on the historical, geographical, sociological and biological evolution of Tolkien's world fully chronicle its 37,000-year-old history from its creation to the aftermath of the War of the Ring. By drawing upon all Tolkien's stories and exploring the linkages, he…