num_pages: 1147
description: Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up. creating, not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Today, The Lord of the Rings is considered "the most influential fantasy novel ever written."During his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring. But the simple band of gold was far from ordinary; it was in fact, the One Ring - the greatest of the ancient Rings of Power. Sauron, the Dark Lord, had infused it with his own evil magic, and when it was lost, he was forced to flee into hiding.But now Sauron's exile has ended and his power is spreading anew fueled by the knowledge that his treasure has been found. He has gathered all the Great Rings to him, and will stop at nothing to reclaim the One that will complete his dominion. The only way to stop him is to cast the Ruling Ring deep into the Fire-Mountain at the heart of the land of Mordor - Sauron's dark realm.Fate has placed the burden in the hands of Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's heir...and he is resolved to bear it to its end. Or his own.(jacket)
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: 657187
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: Houghton Mifflin