For Kiwi film buffs, LOTR devotees and special effects connoisseurs, the twin volume set, which comes with its own hard-cover box, is an image and information treasure trove.
There is so much information that it is wisely broken into two chunks; Weta Workshop - Celebrating 20 years of Creativity and Weta Digital - 20 years of imagination on screen.
Both volumes have a quality look and feel - a worthy addition to the coffee table or the bookshelf.
But the use of two authors, and a different layout aesthetic in each book, makes them two distinct entities and a more interesting package.
Weta Workshop is written by Luke Hawker.
He has worked for the company for more than 13 years as well as working elsewhere in the industry as a technician, stuntman, writer and actor.
His book is a detailed overview of how the company grew, from the fateful day in 1988 when Richard Taylor and Peter Jackson meet on the set of a television commercial to its fruition as a Wellington-based, multi-award-winning conceptual design and manufacturing facility serving the global entertainment industry.
Everything you warmly remember about Weta projects, from Meet the Feebles and Heavenly Creatures to Lord of the Rings and Avatar, is covered in an easy-to-read style on pages packed with images that look like a mix of marketing stills and scrapbook favourites.
There is also plenty of information that most readers are unlikely to already know and which fans will consume with eager delight.
What book did Taylor's partner Tania Rodger find in the abandoned Miramar paint and resin factory they hoped would become their new studio?
How many times did William Mosley's armour have to be rebuilt to accommodate his growth spurts during filming of The Chronicles of Narnia?
What do they add to glucose syrup and food colouring to make excellent fake blood?
The answers are all inside.
Weta Digital has a sleeker, more technical, look and feel.
It is a celebration of the art and the artists who have made Weta Digital one of the world's premier visual-effects companies.
The book is written by Clare Burgess, who has worked in film production and as a director, the past dozen years with Weta.
Without getting bogged down in jargon, and using Weta projects as examples, the book is an absorbing introduction to all aspects of digital film-making.
As well as chronicling the fabulous film projects Weta has undertaken, the book is interspersed with stories by various Weta employees describing their work and their experiences.
The Art of Film Magic is a fabulous monument to the wonderful world of Weta.
• Bruce Munro is an ODT features writer.
