• 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
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (64,990 ratings)

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The Fellowship of the Ring

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
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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

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Never gets old

Narrated wonderfully, i got so much more mental imagery from listening to the narrator vs. reading the books myself. It’s like i read them for the first time!

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Like an Old Friend come back

The first time I read the fellowship of the ring it was 1967 had just come out in paperback 50 times later yes I read it for 50 times plus seeing the movies about 10 times I've come back to read it again blessed my red it was probably around 15 years ago and it was like coming home I love this book I love the whole trilogy and I swear I can say some of the parts out of memory this is a great book this is a great trilogy is probably the best series and the 20th century and you'll have a ball reading it it's different than the movies the language is a little bit old but I'll tell you you'll learn some new words

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I love this book!

I enjoyed listening to this classic to and from work. The reader couldn't sing but that didn't bother me. Love it.

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Way better than I thought

People always told me the lord of the rings books were boring. I can safely say they are not. I now understand why so many hold Tolkein in high regard.

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Rob Inglis is delightful

I am by no means a huge lord of the rings geek, but I have done my fair share of fantasy story reading and listening. Rob inglis does a fantastic job of portraying the personalities of these now world famous characters. I would imagine that Peter Jackson and his boys/girls did some listening the these recordings before filming the movies. Many of the actors in the movies "happen" to sound like Inglis' take on their character. What a great listen!

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Classic

I listened to this during work and it was a great distraction for me, I love this story!

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good stuff

One of the best books for a reason, although long it is well worth the read for most

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Great!

This was a great recording of a great book!
If you liked the books, then you will like this. If you loved the movies then you should love the books!

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First Audiobook

This was the first audiobook I have ever gotten and it has gotten me addicted to audible. Everything about it is perfect. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

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Omg

I loved everything everyone should read it and I rated it five stars because it's so good

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