The Hobbit
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But then the wizard Gandalf came along with his band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo is drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and even more terrifying unknown dangers. Finally, it is Bilbo – alone and unaided – who is left to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of all Middle-Earth...
New York Herald Tribune Best Juvenile Story; Keith Barker Millennium Book Award; Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Older Readers (1997)
About the Lord of the Rings Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Fellowship of the Ring(1954)
- 2.The Two Towers(1954)
- 3.The Return of the King(1954)
- +The Hobbit(1937)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
'The Hobbit' and it's sequels,'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, make up the most popular fantasy series of all time. Set in Middle-Earth, these tales explore a richly devised fantasy realm inhabited by an array of mythical beings, both good and evil. 'The Hobbit' introduces us to Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf and Gollum, and recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent'. The Lord of the Rings' trilogy follows these characters and introduces many more as they strive to protect Middle-Earth from the dark forces of Sauron, who plots to destroy all that is good in their magical realm.