Roger Garland received his first commission in 1981 from Allen & Unwin, which was to be the start of a productive relationship with the publishers of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. He was commissioned for the Tolkien calendar in 1984 and 1989 and is currently working on three more Tolkien books: Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootten Major and Tom Bombadil, which comprise full colour cover illustrations and 12 black and white illustrations for each book (which will eventually be available as limited edition etchings). Five of his Tolkien illustrations have been published as Limited Edition Prints.