<P> J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator includes a watercolour illustration of Sauron made by Tolkien himself (shown at the top of the article). It appears to show a moment in the book occurring immediately after the destruction of the Ring, when the armies of the West saw a towering, dark shape above Mordor, stretching out a threatening arm towards them before the figure dissolved . </P> <P> Since the illustration refers to a more - or-less visionary moment and is moreover highly sketchy (a second sketch of Sauron's arm appears beneath the arm itself), the image should not necessarily be pressed too hard for details about Sauron's appearance . The head, right arm and upper torso of an apparently humanoid figure are seen . The arm is black, the rest of the body is grey, except for a red eye . No other facial features can be made out . A series of spikes are visible on Sauron's head, possibly suggesting a crown . The mountains of Mordor are seen under the outstretched arm, confirming the enormous size of Sauron's final apparition . </P> <P> Throughout The Lord of the Rings, "the Eye" (the Red Eye, the Evil Eye, the Lidless Eye, the Great Eye) is the image most often associated with Sauron . Sauron's Orcs bore the symbol of the Eye on their helmets and shields, and referred to him as the "Eye" because he did not allow his name to be written or spoken, according to Aragorn (a notable exception to this rule was his emissary, the Mouth of Sauron). Also, the Lord of the Nazgûl threatened Éowyn with torture before the "Lidless Eye" at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields . </P> <P> Frodo had a vision of the Eye in the Mirror of Galadriel: </P>

Is the eye of sauron in the books