ABOUT THE BOOK:
Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some distant time in the past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s 1937 children’s book The Hobbit. The title refers to the story’s main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power given to Men, Dwarves, and Elves, in his campaign to conquer all of Middle-earth. From homely beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land reminiscent of the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the quest to destroy the One Ring mainly through the eyes of the hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
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OTHER INFORMATION:
It has been named Britain’s best novel of all time in the BBC’s The Big Read. In 1957, The Lord of the Rings was awarded the International Fantasy Award.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
1. Child abuse
2. Death
3. Violence
4. War
5. Fascism
6. Kidnapping
7. Sexism
8. Slavery
9. Suicide
