The Lord of the Rings
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Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Today, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is considered "the most influential fantasy novel ever written." (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY)
During his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring. But the simple band of gold was far from ordinary; it was in fact the One Ring - the greatest of the ancient Rings of Power. Sauron, the Dark Lord, had infused it with his own evil magic, and when it was lost, he was forced to flee into hiding.
But now Sauron's exile has ended and his power is spreading anew, fueled by the knowledge that his treasure has been found. He has gathered all the Great Rings to him, and will stop at nothing to reclaim the One that will complete his dominion. The only way to stop him is to cast the Ruling Ring deep into the Fire-Mountain at the heart of the land of Mordor--Sauron's dark realm.
Fate has placed the burden in the hands of Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's heir...and he is resolved to bear it to its end. Or his own.
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**Contains**
- [The Fellowship of the Ring][1]
- [The Two Towers][2]
- [The Return of the King][3]
- [The Lord of the Rings [2/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27306128W)
- [The Lord of the Rings [1/6]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24170898W)
- [The Lord of the Rings [1/9]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27305953W)
- [The Lord of the Rings [2/9]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27305892W)
- [The Lord of the Rings [3/9]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27306048W)
[1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14933414W/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring
[2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27479W/The_Two_Towers
[3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27516W/The_Return_of_the_King
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3 primary books5 released booksThe Lord of the Rings is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1937 with contributions by J.R.R. Tolkien and Ευγενία Χατζηθανάση-Κόλλια.
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I'm still reading in the introduction and this book is fascinating. My book is being returned due to due date, but I'd love to get my hands on this again. (02/07/2012)
So I watched the movies ages ago and loved them, but despite having had the books for ages (years!) I'd never got round to reading them!
I finally have, although when I say ‘read' I mean I've listened to the audiobooks (saying that, having the books myself, I did follow along in the books). They were narrated by Rob Inglis and they were soooo good!
Listening to all three books from start to finish took me ten days. I'm not sure how long it would've taken if I'd read them by myself (a lot longer than that, is my guess!).
I think alot of the enjoyment of listening to it came from Rob adapting his voice to all the different characters! He did such a brilliant job of that. Well, that and bringing the story to life!
I'm sure I would have enjoyed reading on my own, but hearing the narration was a 100% better with the voiceovers!
Another reason for enjoying listening to the books was because it meant hearing the correct pronounciations of characters, places, etc.
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