Fellowship of the Ring

Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings

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J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien: Fellowship of the Ring (2009, HarperCollins Publishers)

English language

Published July 19, 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-191771-4
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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

“A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning.”—The New York Times

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, 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 …

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Subjects

  • Gandalf (fictitious character), fiction
  • British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction
  • Fiction, fantasy, epic
  • Baggins, frodo (fictitious character), fiction