Kyriel's Hobbit Shop (A Branch of the Dreams of Reality Bookstore)

This is the first of two pages covering the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. On this page you will find editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for sale. To jump quickly to the second page, containing The Silmarillion and various other writings, click here.

Below you will find listings for individual books and book sets stocked by Amazon.com. Since each of these titles comes in more than one edition, I have tried to give you as much information as possible to help you make your selection. Note: A book graphic next to a title indicates that I personally have read and enjoyed this book. In fact, it may very well be in my own library.

You may scroll down the page to view all the options, or use the quick links below to jump straight to a certain title. (Links in the second column will carry you to the second page of Tolkien books.)

The Hobbit The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King Boxed Sets

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The Hobbit: Gandalf the wizard and a gang of gold-hungry dwarves draft Bilbo Baggins into service as their thief. Spiders, elves, Gollum, a Ring, and a dragon complicate his life even further. More lighthearted than Lord of the Rings, but just as essential to your Tolkienology.
hardcover, 1966 illustrated hardcover (artist: Michael Hague), 1984 hardcover, 1987 paperback, 1988 The Annotated Hobbit, 1988 illustrated paperback (artist, Michael Hague), 1989 paperback, 1990 illustrated, 1990 illustrated, 1990 paperback, 1992 illustrated hardcover (artist: Alan Lee), 1997 paperback, 1999	graphic novel, part 1, 1989 graphic novel, part 2, 1990 VHS tape, 1993 audio cassette, part 1, 1986 audio cassette, part 1, 1986 audio cassette, part 2, 1986 audio cassette, part 3, 1986 audio cassette (BBC Radio), 1992 audio cassette, 1994 audio CD's (abridged), 1994 audio CD, 1997 The Hobbit Pop-Up book (artist: John Howe): 1999

The Fellowship of the Ring: Now that Bilbo's ring has been revealed as the most powerful tool of evil overlord Sauron, Bilbo's nephew Frodo sets out with a small (but growing) band of friends to try to destroy the thing.
1985, unknown binding hardcover, 1988 paperback, 1988 paperback, 1989 turtleback, 1989	paperback, 1999 audio cassettes, 1990 audio cassettes, (BBC Audio Collection), 1990 unknown date and binding

The Two Towers: The Fellowship has been shattered and many members are missing and/or dead. Still the survivors struggle to reassemble and complete their quest. Lots of big battle scenes, if you like that sort of thing. Personally, my favorite part is the bit about the ents.
turtleback, 1986 paperback, 1986 hardcover, 1988	paperback: 1999 paperback, 1988 audio cassettes, (BBC Drama Series), 1990

The Return of the King: The apocalyptic showdown between good and evil comes on two fronts: the battlefields of Minas Tirith, and the heart of Mordor--where Frodo and Sam make their last-ditch effort to destroy the Ring.
hardcover, 1988 paperback, 1988 turtleback, 1993 paperback, 1999	paperback, 1993 paperback: 1999 audio cassettes, (BBC Audio Collection), 1990

Boxed Sets: For your (and my) convenience, I'm using the common abbreviation "LOTR" for the three books of The Lord of the Rings.
LOTR, hardcover, 1974 LOTR, hardcover, 1988 Hobbit and the LOTR: paperback, 1988 The Hobbit and LOTR: paperback, 1991 The Hobbit and LOTR: paperback, 1999 LOTR, illustrated hardcover (artist: Alan Lee), 1991 LOTR, paperback, 1999	The Two Towers and the Return of the King (excerpts): audio cassette, 1988 LOTR, audio cassettes, 1985 LOTR, audio cassettes (abridged), 1993 The Hobbit and the Fellowship of the Ring/Audio Cassettes/40th Anniversary Edition: 1992 LOTR, Audio CD (Mind's Eye Version), 1994

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