If you’re after buying The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Official Movie Guide or The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Visual Companion then we’ve a little bit of news for you: the books will be in stores from 5th November, 2013 but are available for pre-order with Amazon now.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Official Movie Guide by Brian Sibley, is published by Mariner Books and is 128 pages long. Amazon’s description says:
Journey deeper into the magical world of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom and principal filmmakers and new cast members, including Stephen Fry as the Master of Lake-town, Evangeline Lilly, who plays Tauriel the Elf, and Benedict Cumberbatch, who reveals film-making secrets about playing the dragon, Smaug.
Richly illustrated with a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, creatures and costumes, and numerous special effects scenes, this essential guide is an indispensable companion to the second film in the award-winning trilogy.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Visual Companion is by Jude Fisher, with an introduction by Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield). It’s published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is 84 pages long.
The Movie Guide (paperback) is $12.17 (£8.83) and the Visual Companion (hardback) is $16.35 (£10.99) if you pre-order with Amazon.
