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John Howe

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Born: August 20 1957

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John Howe is a Canadian book illustrator, living in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, then at the École des arts décoratifs in the same town.

He is best known for his work based on J. R. R. Tolkien's worlds. Howe and Tolkien artist Alan Lee served as chief conceptual designers for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and Howe also did the illustration for the Lord of the Rings board game created by Reiner Knizia. Howe also re-illustrated the maps of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion in 1996–2003. His work is not limited to this, and includes images of myths such as the Anglo Saxon legend of Beowulf . Howe illustrated many other books, amongst which many belong to the fantasy genre He also contributed to the film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. In 2005 a limited edition of George R. R. Martin's novel A Clash of Kings was released by Meisha Merlin, complete with numerous illustrations by Howe.

Howe has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.

For The Hobbit films, original director Guillermo del Toro and replacement director Peter Jackson both consulted with Howe and fellow conceptual artist Alan Lee to ensure continuity of design.

Howe is a member of the living history group the Company of Saynt George, and has considerable expertise in ancient and medieval armour and armaments.

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Books from John Howe

Assassin's Apprentice

The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth

Tolkien's World: Paintings of Middle-Earth

John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop

A Middle-Earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor

There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit

Fantasy Encyclopedia

Myth and Magic: The Art of John Howe

The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films: A Comprehensive Account of Howard Shore's Scores (Book and Rarities CD)

The Map of Tolkien's Middle-Earth

Elf Fantastic

The One Ring: Adventures Over The Edge Of The Wild

Lost Worlds

John Howe: Forging Dragons

The Official A Game of Thrones Colouring Book

The Ship That Sailed to Mars

Fantasy Drawing Workshop

The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain

The Hobbit: A 3-D Pop-Up Adventure

The Prisons / Le Carceri