The first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, … him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. “A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning.” – New York Times
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One of the foundational novels in fantasy by one of the greats!
Tolkien… brilliant…. ’nuff said.
Best book ever!!!!!
I’ve read this book many times. It is a constant delight! It’s definitely in my top three books I’ve ever read. If you’ve seen and enjoyed the film, you’ll find that this is even better, since so much had to be cut when they filmed it. I highly recommend it. It is my favorite book of the trilogy and may turn out to be yours too, but you’ll get …
I loved the entire trilogy! This is the first book in the trilogy and paints a picture that carries through all the books. The best fantasy ever written!
A trilogy you can read again and again. Love the movies as well.
Loved!
One of my favorites
Classic, what else can I say? It is the model that many other fantasy stories aspire to be.
This is a classic everyone needs to read.
Not as good as The Hobbit, but still a good read. Continuation of the story.
It seems impossible to me that anyone would not love The Fellowship of the Ring. My first reading of it opened whole new worlds to my imagination. I count myself privileged to have had the opportunity to re-read this and Tolkien’s other works.
I loved all of J.R.R. Tolkeins books. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was my escape mechanism through some stormy times in my life. I have read this book and its companions many times over the years. They are classics that one never tires of. While I cherish the Works of J. R. R. Tolkein, I abhor the fakes perpetrated upon his name by his …
I have always been a fan of the movies since they came out and I have owned the three book series for as long as I can remember, but I have finally committed to reading it! The first book was different than I thought it would be. I love Tolkien’s detailed writing style, but I found it hard to get into all the geography descriptions of made-up …
Part 1 of the classic S&S fantasy trilogy – impossible to put down. This series is one of the few I’ve read more than once, at least 20 times.
My all time favourite
Fabulous story.
I must have read this and the rest of the series about 40 times over the years. Even if I pick it up and flip open to a page, I am instantly captivated and have to read the whole series…again!
Love it. Have read it 5 times.