num_pages: 529
description: Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover image from the film, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.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 and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
language: English
title: The Fellowship of the Ring
titlecomplete: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
characters: Galadriel, Peregrin Took, Aragorn, Gandalf, Rúmil, Saruman, Bilbo Baggins, Gollum, Boromir, Sam Gamgee, Gimli, Elrond Half-elven, Legolas, Arwen Undómiel, Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Frodo Baggins, Meriadoc Brandybuck
genres: Fiction, Audiobook, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy, Novels, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics
ratings_count: 2736503
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
awards: awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: British Book Award
category: Audiobook: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek
publisher: Unwin Paperbacks