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Fantasy
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
A comfortable hobbit is talked into a dragon-sized adventure and turns out to be rather good at it.
Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
One ring, one long walk, and the book that built modern fantasy around it.
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Audience
- Adult · Young Adult
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- Epic fantasy
- Worldbuilding
- Classic
About the book
Tolkien's three-volume epic follows the fellowship formed to destroy the Ring, across languages, appendices and one of the most complete secondary worlds in fiction.
Why we recommend it
A commitment, and worth it. Best read in winter with nothing else on your list.
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