The Fellowship of the Ring Award-winning author by J R R Tolkien (author)

The first book in Tolkien’s immortal trilogy The Lord of the Rings – the 20th century’s epic masterpiece about courage, destiny and the corrosive thirst for power. In the dark land of Mordor, evil sorcerer Sauron has gathered the Rings of Power which will give him total dominion over Middle Earth. Only one ring remains – one which must be destroyed at any cost. Meanwhile, in a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself entrusted with the missing Ring. But when sinister strangers on dark horses shatter the peace of the Shire, Frodo is launched into a terrifying quest to the shadowland of Mordor, and an epic battle to save everything that’s good…

“The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.” Sunday Times

“Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that.” Evening Standard

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