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The Fellowship of the Ring
THE FIRST PART OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S EPIC MASTERPIECE, THE LORD OF THE RINGS
In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever. Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power once used by the Dark Lord to enslave Middle-earth. Now darkness is rising, and Frodo must travel deep into the Dark Lord’s realm, to the one place the Ring can be destroyed: Mount Doom. The journey will test Frodo’s courage, his friendships and his heart. Because the Ring corrupts all who bear it—can Frodo destroy it, or will it destroy him? This brand-new unabridged recording is narrated by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever. Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power once used by the Dark Lord to enslave Middle-earth. Now darkness is rising, and Frodo must travel deep into the Dark Lord’s realm, to the one place the Ring can be destroyed: Mount Doom. The journey will test Frodo’s courage, his friendships and his heart. Because the Ring corrupts all who bear it—can Frodo destroy it, or will it destroy him? This brand-new unabridged recording is narrated by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
Pages: 398
ISBN: 9780618346257
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Charlene M.
Apr 18, 2026
4.5 ⭐
It has been a looonnngggg time since I read this - enough so that parts seemed completely new to me. And when I did read it, it wasn't the gorgeous illustrated version. Alan Lee is amazing.
Fellowship was always my favorite out of the three (we will see if that holds up when I read the rest again).
Is the language different and long winded? Well, yeah. It was written a hundred odd years ago and writers then often took inspiration from Victorian writers who were paid by serial. When your livelihood is based on churning out as much of a serial story as possible, you get long winded. And Tolkien was a professor who loved history and linguistics. He was wordy!
But that also means its quite rich, detailed and very gorgeous writing, assuming you can slog through the wordiness! And so much modern fantasy traces its roots back to Tolkien.
I quite enjoyed the revisit and look forward to reading the other two when I get my hands on them again
It has been a looonnngggg time since I read this - enough so that parts seemed completely new to me. And when I did read it, it wasn't the gorgeous illustrated version. Alan Lee is amazing.
Fellowship was always my favorite out of the three (we will see if that holds up when I read the rest again).
Is the language different and long winded? Well, yeah. It was written a hundred odd years ago and writers then often took inspiration from Victorian writers who were paid by serial. When your livelihood is based on churning out as much of a serial story as possible, you get long winded. And Tolkien was a professor who loved history and linguistics. He was wordy!
But that also means its quite rich, detailed and very gorgeous writing, assuming you can slog through the wordiness! And so much modern fantasy traces its roots back to Tolkien.
I quite enjoyed the revisit and look forward to reading the other two when I get my hands on them again