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The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien's seminal three-volume epic chronicles the War of the Ring, in which Frodo the hobbit and his companions set out to destroy the evil Ring of Power and restore peace to Middle-earth. The beloved trilogy still casts a long shadow, having established some of the most familiar and enduring tropes in fantasy literature.

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
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J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

10 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 1937 user-added

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien

1332 pages • hardcover

fiction fantasy
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

3 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 1968

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings #1-3

J.R.R. Tolkien

1137 pages • paperback • 1957

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

406 pages • hardcover • 1955

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
The Lord of the Rings by Michael Bakewell, J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings (1981 BBC Radio Adaptation) #1-3

Michael Bakewell, J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley

13 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2002

fiction classics fantasy adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • paperback • 1954

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

464 pages • paperback • 1954

fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced