num_pages: 287
description: Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . .This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic The Lord of the Rings .
language: English
title: The Hobbit
titlecomplete: The Hobbit
characters: Bilbo Baggins, Oin, Thorin Oakenshield, Gloin, Ori, Elrond Half-elven, Fili, Nori, Dori, Gandalf, Bombur, Gollum, Bifur, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Bofur, Bard the Bowman, Beorn, Smaug
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 3775746
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: Ballantine Books