2026 Reading Challenge

Middle-earth Series

3 primary works • 15 total works
See also:
* Unfinished Tales
* The History of Middle-Earth

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy trilogy written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work wh…

Book 0

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 · 4454457 Ratings · 87468 Reviews · published 1937 · 1460 editions
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not …

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    Book 1

    The Fellowship of the Ring
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    4.41     · 3149282 Ratings · 52837 Reviews · published 1954 · 1064 editions
    Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the…

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    Book 2

    The Two Towers
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    4.50     · 1124796 Ratings · 26395 Reviews · published 1954 · 60 editions
    Begin your journey into Middle-earth.

    The inspirati…

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    Book 3

    The Return of the King
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    4.58     · 1040497 Ratings · 25175 Reviews · published 1955 · 93 editions
    The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R.…

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    Book 4.5

    Bilbo's Last Song
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    4.20     · 6099 Ratings · 700 Reviews · published 1974 · 28 editions
    Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolk…

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    The Lord of the Rings
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    4.54     · 730709 Ratings · 16515 Reviews · published 1959 · 924 editions
    Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings Trilogy .. in…

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    J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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    4.62     · 144242 Ratings · 2479 Reviews · published 1954 · 122 editions
    These magical adaptations became instant classics …

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    The Ring Sets Out
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    4.31     · 2316 Ratings · 158 Reviews · published 1954 · 15 editions
    Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-vol…

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    The Ring Goes South
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    4.45     · 1756 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 1954 · 17 editions
    Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-vol…

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    The Treason of Isengard
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    4.44     · 1026 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 1954 · 12 editions
    Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-vol…

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    The Ring Goes East
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    4.38     · 931 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1954 · 10 editions
    BOOK. Part of the J.R.R. Tolkien Trilogy - Lord of…

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    Book 4 part 1

    The War of the Ring
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    4.44     · 734 Ratings · 49 Reviews · 13 editions
    A Gyűrűháborúban Christopher Tolkien a Gyűrűk Ura …

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    The End of the Third Age
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    4.51     · 735 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1954 · 9 editions
    Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-vol…

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    Related series

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    The Hobbit
    2 primary works • 2 total works
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    Tales of Middle Earth
    4 primary works • 4 total works
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    The History of Middle-Earth
    13 primary works • 23 total works
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    Unfinished Tales
    1 primary work • 4 total works
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    The History of The Lord of the Rings
    4 primary works • 5 total works