num_pages: 1031
description: Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him the Rings of Power - the means by which he will be able to rule the world. All he lacks in his plan for domination is the Ruling Ring, which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.In a sleepy villiage in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilious journey across the realms of Middle-Earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the dark lord in his evil plan.Librarian's note: see also Houghton Mifflin Books 2004 edition
language: English
title: The Lord of the Rings
titlecomplete: The Lord of the Rings
characters: Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Éowyn, Elrond Half-elven, Saruman, Legolas, Gimli, Gollum, Peregrin Took, Boromir, Faramir, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Arwen Undómiel, Éomer, Gandalf, Sam Gamgee, Aragorn, Galadriel, Treebeard
genres: High Fantasy, Novels, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 657194
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best All-Time Series, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: -410198400000
name: International Fantasy Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Nynorsk litteraturpris
publisher: HarperCollins