The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King. It takes place in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was originally published on 29 July 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a foreword, in which the author discusses his writing of The Lord of the Rings, a prologue titled "Concerning Hobbits, and other matters", and the main narrative in Book I and Book II.
And the plot thickens...when you finish this one, you'll be moving right over to the next in series; I love how each book builds on the previous, and I have not read a fantasy series which pulls off that trope that well in a very long time. Sending 2024 out with a fantasy bang.
favorite novel of all time. better than any other fantasy world imo. Tolkein is a mastermind.
