The Fellowship of the Ring (Media Tie-In) - (Lord of the Rings) by J R R Tolkien (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Begin your journey to Middle-earth.

The inspiration for the upcoming original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears--the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm.

Review Quotes

"Filled with marvels and strange terrors . . . an extraordinary, distinguished piece of work."--New York Herald Tribune

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.