Lord of the Rings

This article is about the book. For the film series, see The Lord of the Rings (film series). For the upcoming TV series, see The Lord of the Rings (TV series). For other uses, see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation). “War of the Ring“ redirects here. For other uses, see War of the Ring The Lord of the Rings First Single Volume Edition of The Lord of the The first single-volume edition (1968) Author J. R. R. Tolkien Country England Language English Genre High fantasy Adventure Publisher Allen & Unwin Publication date 29 July 1954 (The Fellowship of the Ring) 11 November 1954 (The Two Towers) 20 October 1955 (The Return of the King) Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Preceded by The Hobbit Followed by The Adventures of Tom Bombadil The Lord of the Rings is an epic[1] high-fantasy novel[a] by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, a place like Earth at some distant time in the past, the s