After the succes of The Hobbit, Tolkien's publisher asked him to write another story set in Middle-Earth. What they meant was, 'Hey, write..

I remember watching The Return of the King for the first time. My introduction to the fandom was backwards, as I watched the final movie...

Title: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Published by: Ballantine Books Published on: 1994...