This brand-new unabridged audiobook of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author Andy Serkis.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.

Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

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22 hours and 38 minutes
Author

J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrator

Andy Serkis
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16 September 2021
Language

English
Publisher

HarperCollins
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B098T8NG1Z
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	22 hours and 38 minutes
Author	J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrator	Andy Serkis
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	16 September 2021
Publisher	HarperCollins
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B098T8NG1Z
Best Sellers Rank	50 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 2 in Action & Adventure Fantasy 2 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Kate

Beautiful quality hardback edition

Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2021

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Beautifully printed and bound. Dark red cloth hardback cover with illustrated sleeve. In my opinion, the printing and typesetting are very attractive, with the chapter titles in red ink to match the cover. The font is both attractive and optimally legible. The paper feels like it’s good quality; slightly thicker than your standard paperback and very clean and white. It feels lovely on your fingers. The illustrations are beautiful and in full colour. Includes a Bible-style bookmark string (also red). I believe it is worth spending a little bit more for a nice illustrated, hardback book over the paperback - I think it really enhances the experience of reading from a physical book (as many of us who still enjoy physical books do it for a better experience than the cheaper and more convenient ebooks). I definitely recommend this edition if you are going looking to buy the individual volumes one by one (rather than all three in a single book or a box set).

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alexandre

Wonerful

Reviewed in Australia on 26 October 2021

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Loved reading this book in English this time, 20 years after I read for the first time in Portuguese. Great background provided about everything, you really understand the characters.

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S L NANCE

MLG

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2019

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needs explosions

needs funny bitz

needs flashbacks

not mlg enough
so plz toilkien i know ur ded but at east try bit hardsd

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Shiming shen

Classic

Reviewed in Australia on 18 March 2019

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A true classic, the performance could be a little improved though.

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Bede V Heather

The Streaming licence on this item has expired. I Could not access it.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2020

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The poor service of Amazon in accepting my money for this item when it could not be accessed

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Andrew Nestorovic

Great novel

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2019

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Great read

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Alex Rodrigues

Great Reading

Reviewed in Australia on 9 June 2020

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A classic book, I really love it!

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Julie Curley

Sterilising a classic.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2019

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I found the narration to be a dull, lifeless monotone that rendered each character impotent. Very disappointed.

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Luke

Undeniably phenomenal but not without flaws

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2020

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This book (well this and it's two original companions) pioneered fantasy and are the reason that elves, dwarves, long journeys and so much more are tropes of modern fantasy and have just become part of fantastical world's without explanation. In the 500 pages (only 1/3 of the full journey) this book explored such a variety of people, cultures and lands that it felt like a book of many smaller stories. Truly something special.

However, as mentioned, this book isn't perfect. At times the pacing can be very slow, there's also a LOT of text that is purely long text of the travelling they're doing and the land around them. If the land were fantastical and there were much to see during all of these, it would make sense, but often it is simply written to emphasise the length of their journey. As a result, it can drag and can sometimes take a little rereading.

However I cannot knock this book down for that as it is part of what gives the book its feel. It is supposed to feel like a long journey for naive hobbits travelling much much further than they ever have before and seeing many characters, creatures and cultures they never knew even existed. Can't wait to read the second...but may have a couple days off to build up the concentration levels again.

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Nat Whilk

The Fellowship of the Ring: 50th Anniversary Edition [Hardcover]

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2013

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An unfortunate consequence of the success of The Lord of the Rings has been that frequent resetting has engendered errors by the hundred. In some copies, the ring verse has lost its last line; in others, The Council of Elrond its last two sentences. The chief virtue of this 50th Anniversary Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring (ISBN 9780007203543) is that its text, prepared by some of the most eminent Tolkienologists on Arda, is undoubtedly the most accurate ever published.

Based on Tolkien's own second edition, the book omits his 1954 Foreword, which he himself came to regret as misconceived, but includes his revised Foreword of 1966 and his 1966 Prologue. We're also given a seven page Note on the Text by Douglas A. Anderson, as well as a four page Note on the 50th Anniversary Edition by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull.

Tolkien would probably chuckle if he knew that two of his frustrated wishes for his book have finally been granted half a century after he proposed them. The tengwar ring inscription has at last been printed in fiery red instead of black; and a tipped in, fold-out plate reproduces his laboriously crafted, battle-distressed pages from the Book of Mazarbul, already well known to fans from their appearance in a Tolkien calendar and then in Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien. The inscription on the Door of Moria, by contrast, remains in its familiar black on white, a retreat from the arguably more fitting white on black alternative ventured in the large format hardcover edition featuring paintings by Alan Lee. The only other illustrations are Christopher Tolkien's canonical red and black maps of part of the Shire and of the west of Middle-earth, the latter in its much improved, Unfinished Tales version but now reduced to only about a quarter of its original area. Readers with eyes as keen as Gwaihir's may regret that lines that were once firm and true are now pixelatedly fuzzy; those who would prefer a larger map should seek out the poster-sized version redone by John Howe ( The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth: Special Edition ).

The design of the text is very similar to that of the second edition, the only obvious difference being that the PostScript Monotype Plantin font is slightly smaller than the Imprint font of yore. The traditional tengwar and runes still adorn the title page, now accompanied by a JRRT monogram. L.E.G.O., Harper Collins's Italian printer, has printed the text crisply on a smooth, cream-coloured paper much like that often used by Everyman's Library, a touch less opaque than would be ideal but not to the point of being objectionable.

The book is signature bound with a black and yellow headband, and comes in a robust black cover with elegant gilt lettering. It lies nicely flat when opened. The dust jacket, matt and reminiscent of parchment but with a tough plastic lining, allows us to enjoy a motif painted by Tolkien himself, in which Sauron's Eye stares at us through the Ruling Ring and its tengwar, while Vilya, Nenya and Narya jointly confront his malevolence. The jacket's English lettering is printed in a striking copper foil, which lamplight kindles to a gleam that's rather beautiful.

This admirable, almost perfect edition of Tolkien's masterpiece probably comes closer than any other to bringing us his book in the form that he desired. Warmly recommended.

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Reviewer19

The Best One in the Series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2021

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As a huge nerd and book lover I was very excited to read this. Unfortunately it proved to be the best in the series and was very slow. It is an interesting book and contains a lot of very interesting parts which are not included in the film. A lovely world to dive into and I would recommend but unfortunately it was very slow and difficult to read. The Illustrations are lovely and the hardback edition is very easy to read in terms of print size. Unfortunately it arrived heavily damaged and was not well packaged. If you are going to buy any editions, I would buy these as they are lovely.

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Jules

Great fun, escapist fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2021

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Cracking start to this epic adventure tale which I am re-reading after ,ore than 40 years (last time I read it as one volume and never appreciated that each of the three could work on its own).

Still stands the test of time and while there is too much poetry/singing for my liking, the story hangs together well and moves along at the jaunty pace.

Great fun, escapist fantasy.

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Tracey

The Fellowship of the Ring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2020

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If you have only seen the film version I urge you to read the book as the two are not the same. In the book you will find at least one character who never made it to the big screen the mores the pity.
Join Frodo, Sam , Gandalf and the company as they start their journey to Mordor to destroy the Ring which Sauron so badly wants.
A classic and highly recommended.

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