The Fellowship of the Ring: Fellowship of the Ring Vol 1 (The lord of the rings) | J. R. R. Tolkien

<p><p>?The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.? Sunday Times</p><p>?A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.? New Statesman</p><p>?Masterpiece? Oh yes, I?ve no doubt about that.? Evening Standard</p> </p> <p><p>Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien?s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien?s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.</p><p>Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power ? the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring ? the ring that rules them all ? which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.</p><p>In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his eld