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The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

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Manufacturer : Harper Collins Canada
Release date : 22 May 1995
ISBN-10 : 0261103253 | ISBN-13 : 9780261103252
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Hobbits and wizards and Sauron--oh, my! Mild-mannered Oxford scholar John Ronald Reuel Tolkien had little inkling when he published The Hobbit; Or, There and Back Again in 1937 that, once hobbits were unleashed upon the world, there would be no turning back. Hobbits are, of course, small, furry creatures who love nothing better than a leisur ... (more)


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Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jul 18 5:36
Darkness fills Middle Earth - all Sauron needs for total power is the one ring. Meanwhile, in the tiny and insignificant Shire, a young Hobbit finds himself entrusted with the task of making a perilous journey into the heart of Sauron's realm and destroying the ring.

Filled with acts of bravery, magic and myth - it's rightly considered one of the best books ever written.

Rating : 10/10

Timeless masterpiece!

Posted : 3 years, 6 months ago at May 21 9:34
The Fellowship of the Ring tells the story of the Hobbit Frodo Baggins and of how he discovers that the invisibility ring handed down to him by his uncle Bilbo is in fact the One Ring of Power, the most dangerous of artifacts, forged by the evil lord Sauron to ensnare all the peoples of Middle-Earth and bent them to his will. It has to be destroyed! Following Gandalf the old Wizard's advice, Frodo leaves his quiet Hobbit hole in the Shire and with three of his friends, makes for Rivendell to seek the Elves' counsel. There he volunteers to be the Ring-Bearer, the one who must destroy the Ring by casting into the very fire in which it was forged, in the furnaces of Mount Doom. With eight companions, he sets off on a most perilous quest, over mountains and under them, on rivers and through fo...Read more