The Lord of the Rings

Also known as LOTR.

Lord of the Rings follows Frodo's adventures in Middle-earth through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. When the hobbit Frodo receives the One Ring, forged by the evil Sauron, he joins Sam, Pippin, Merry, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Boromir, and Gimli on a dangerous quest to cast the ring into the fires of Mount Doom.

The Lord of the Rings consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Updated 01/06/2023




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Speculative Fiction Books

(The Lord of the Rings #1 / 3)
1954 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Lord of the Rings #2 / 3)
1954 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Lord of the Rings #3 / 3)
1955 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Lord of the Rings)
1968 | fantasy, high fantasy, collection

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