Sauron, the Dark Lord, had infused it with his own evil magic, and when it was lost, he was forced to flee into hiding.īut now Sauron's exile has ended and his power is spreading anew, fueled by the knowledge that his treasure has been found.
But the simple band of gold was far from ordinary it was in fact the One Ring - the greatest of the ancient Rings of Power. Today, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is considered 'the most influential fantasy novel ever written.' (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY)ĭuring his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R.
