The Fellowship of the Ring
- Published
- 29 July 1954
- Pages
- 492
- ISBN-13
- 9780008537722
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Fellowship of the Ring opened Tolkien's novel in July 1954 at 492 pages, introducing Frodo Baggins's inheritance of the One Ring and the fellowship that leaves the Shire to see it destroyed.
Key facts about The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring is a novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. Readers have had it since 29 July 1954. It runs to 492 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Fellowship of the Ring. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780008537722 to find the main one.
The Fellowship of the Ring is book 1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Return of the King is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 20 October 1955.
That series sits on our epic fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, The Bovadium Fragments is the latest published J. R. R. Tolkien book on file, from 2025.
About J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a British philologist and novelist whose The Lord of the Rings, published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955, effectively created the modern epic fantasy genre and remains one of the best-selling novels ever written. See every J. R. R. Tolkien book in order.
Its place in The Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring is book 1 in the The Lord of the Rings series. It is followed by The Two Towers. See the full The Lord of the Rings reading order.
When the hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits a plain gold ring from his uncle Bilbo, he learns it is the One Ring — the master weapon forged by the Dark Lord Sauron to dominate Middle-earth, lost for centuries and now hunted again. Frodo leaves the safety of the Shire with a small fellowship of men, elves, dwarves and hobbits, and the story splits into two journeys: the desperate trek to destroy the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, and the gathering war to hold off Sauron's armies while that quest has any chance of…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345248275
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345296054
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783608952124