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The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition (original 1954; edition 2005)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Series: The Lord of the Rings (Omnibus 1-3)

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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest --- to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. THE LORD OF THE RINGS tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.… (more)
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Title:The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition
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Info:Houghton Mifflin (2005), Edition: 50 Anv, Hardcover, 1178 pages
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The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954)

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An important work for fantasy, though not hugely my thing. This is very much written as an "epic poem/years later retelling" type deal. The characters are larger than life, there's dramatic breaking into poetry moments, much flowery prose, etc. Not that any of these things are bad, just anyone who goes to read this should know what they're getting themselves into.

If you're a huge fantasy fan, read this. It's hugely influential and a magnificently built world. However, if purple prose and epic poetry isn't your thing, the movies are a fairly good adaptation that merely trim a bit out to make things more accessible. ( )
  MrKusabi | Mar 4, 2024 |
Solide Fantasyserie aber meiner Meinung nach überbewertet. ( )
  Maxim2 | Nov 15, 2023 |
An amazing, rich world that I return to again and again. ( )
  levlazarev | Oct 18, 2023 |
An entertaining yarn full of so much more nuance and humor than I remembered.

About a month ago I finished another re-watch of the Lord of the Rings movies (extended, unfortuately - there's some things that were better left out - but that's another story) with an old friend. As usual we talked about how long it has been since we'd actually read the books - in my case it was since high school just before the first movie came to theaters. We challenged each other to read them again and, to my surprise, I did.

I have my old set from high school, which were movie editions given the Christmas after 'Fellowship of the Ring' came out. I don't think I'd ever read them before but I'd loaned them out many times. Since a startling number of people don't own it yet. The edition I actually read were my father's old white paperbacks from the 1970s. Fittingly the yellowed pages of my own cheap tie-in edition is a reminder of mortality and that everything will pass.

Tolkien was all about lore. His world is so deeply saturated with history and legends and unfinished threads it's a marvel he finished the book at all. There's a reason there are so many meticulously edited books of his papers that have been published and that so many people attempt to read 'The Silmarillion'. Someday, someone will finish it.

The finished product is wonderful entertainment and will last not forever, but as long as our civilization does.

Middle-earth

Next: 'The Silmarillion'

Previous: 'The Hobbit' ( )
  ManWithAnAgenda | Sep 6, 2023 |
It is ever a joy to revisit this epic tale and the gorgeous prose of Tolkien (I admire the poetry too, though I don't absorb it the same way). I will take the hit to my Challenge total, by counting this omnibus edition as only one book, though it is indeed three hefty tomes together. I savour every word and take my time each time I read it, because there is so much richness there. Of course as a fan of the movie adaptations, I constantly look to the similarities and differences between the original story and the cinematic interpretation, and often find the latter lacking (though I do understand why some decisions were made). As always, I lament the abandonment of the Scouring, which I feel is the chapter that completely justifies Merry and Pippin even being on the journey at all. Farewell for now, fellowship, perhaps the other tales of Middle-Earth await my future reading. ( )
  karenchase | Jun 14, 2023 |
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Epigraph
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
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When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.
[Note on the Text] J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is often erroneously called a trilogy, when it is in fact a single novel, consisting of six books plus appendices, sometimes published in three volumes.
[Note on the 50th Anniversary Edition] In this edition of The Lord of the Rings, prepared for the fiftieth anniversary of its publication, between three and four hundred emendations have been made following a exhaustive review of past editions and printings.
[Forward to the Second Edition] This tale grew in the telling, until it became a history of the Great War of the Ring and included many glimpses of the yet more ancient history that preceded it.
[Prologue] This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.
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I regret to announce that—though, as I said, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you—this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE!
The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.
Now far away the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too quick to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
"Fly, you fools!"
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The Hobbit is the prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, comprising three novels: The Lord of the Rings consists of six Books, frequently bound in three Volumes:
  • Volume 1: The Fellowship of the Ring, consisting of Book I, "The Ring Sets Out" and Book II, "The Ring Goes South";
  • Volume 2: The Two Towers, consisting of Book III, "The Treason of Isengard," and Book IV, "The Ring Goes East"; and
  • Volume 3: The Return of the King, consisting of Book V, "The War of the Ring," and Book VI, "The End of the Third Age," with Appendices.
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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest --- to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. THE LORD OF THE RINGS tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

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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. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
Haiku summary
Halfling bears the Ring
from Bag End womb to Mount Doom,
hence Return of King.
(ed.pendragon)
Take ring to Mordor!
Why did they walk all the way?
Should have used eagles.

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