num_pages: 320
description: The stirring adventure that begins The Lord of the Rings, the greatest fantasy epic of all timeWhen Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton.Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.
language: English
title: The Hobbit
titlecomplete: The Hobbit
characters: Bard the Bowman, Bofur, Dwalin, Smaug, Gloin, Gandalf, Ori, Gollum, Bifur, Dori, Kili, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin, Beorn, Nori, Bilbo Baggins, Fili, Bombur, Elrond Half-elven, Oin
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Adventure, Novels, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 3775729
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
awards: name: Keith Barker Millennium Book Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Inklings Studies
publisher: Ingersoll Rand