The Fellowship of the Ring

Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

By: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by: Rob Inglis

Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Inspired by The Hobbit and begun in 1937, The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that J.R.R. Tolkien created to provide "the necessary background of history for Elvish tongues". From these academic aspirations was born one of the most popular and imaginative works in English literature.

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.

In this splendid, unabridged audio production of Tolkien's great work, all the inhabitants of a magical universe – hobbits, elves, and wizards – step colorfully into life. Rob Inglis' narration has been praised as a masterpiece of audio.

©1983 Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H.R.Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M.A.R.Tolkien (P)1990 Recorded Books

I LOVED THIS

The narrator put in work! You can tell he has the passion about the series and I loved his use of voices and his voice is very soothing and calm. I read the whole thing and when listening I had some of the best times

There's a woman on the phone in the background

It took me most of a chapter to figure it out, me thinking I was losing my mind, but you can clearly hear a woman who sounds like she's conducting business on the phone for many chapters of this audiobook. I get it was recorded in the 90s, but seriously who overlooked something like that? Other than some prodigious mouth sounds and heavy breathing on the performers part I quite enjoyed the recording.

A classic must read!

Although the Lord of the rings film trilogy is my favorite movie of all time, The original book are still fantastic journey epic proportions. There is so much detail left out of the films despite their length, that the books are essential to forming a complete picture of middle earth.

Both narrator and story kept this long book going

Different voices, a bit of singing, and consistent energy. Tis good. The story, even though i saw it first through the movies, still kept my curiosity. I wanted to know the differences the movie couldn't show, and i wanted to know when each foreshadowing, of which were many, would come to fruition.

Great book

This story is a classic! It’s well written and engages the mind. The narrator of this particular version breathes heavily and it can be distracting at times.

love this narrator

lord of the rings is always a good read. the issue typically arises with narration. this was a good one

Engaging while busy

Rob Inglis' performance immersed me in to the story and at times was very moving

beautiful

the story was beautiful cant wait for the sequal. perfection. the singing was very cool xD

High Fantasy

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," beginning with its first installment, "The Fellowship of the Ring" is perhaps the greatest fantasy story ever told, and only George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" comes close in terms of scope, love, character, and world-building. Westeros would likely never have existed with out Middle Earth, however, solidifying Tolkien's well-earned reputation as a master storyteller. Rob Inglis does an admirable job reading it, too, bringing life to each of the characters and doing the various songs and poems ample justice.

Great

I am a huge Tolkien fan and it's been a few years since I read the books. this was a nice venture into listening to books instead of reading in the tradition sense.