The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) (Paperback)

by J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)

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From Library Journal
New Line Cinema will be releasing "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy in three separate installments, and Houghton Mifflin Tolkien's U.S. publisher since the release of The Hobbit in 1938 will be re-releasing each volume of the trilogy separately and in a boxed set (ISBN 0-618-15397-7. $22; pap. ISBN 0-618-15396-9. $12).
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"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining..." -- The New York Times

"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." -- Review

"Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron." -- C. S. Lewis "Exciting...Tolkien's invention is unflagging." -- W. H. Auden

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; Other Printing edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618002227
• ISBN-13: 978-0618002221
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (860 customer reviews)
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283 of 293 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a "real" unabridged recording of LOTR, September 21, 2001

By	"cjad19" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) (Audio CD)

I am not one who usually buys books-on-tape (or CD as in this case) but I have long wanted to obtain the Lord of the Rings so as to hear this incredible story over and over. After having read it several times, my book is in tatters and so I searched for an unabridged audio recording. Many of those that I have seen claim to be "unabridged" but the fact is that they are not complete! They give parts of the books in full but leave out many sections or chapters. This set by Rob Inglis is COMPLETE!!! It is very well read with no drastic voicing of characters. Characters are easily distinguished and thoroughly enjoyable. This set is not full of sound effects and music, so if you are looking for that this is not for you. However, I personally prefer the fact that this is not an over-production and is rather quite focussed on what I wanted in the first place, the characters and the story. Inglis does a marvelous job and I am very happy with this set. Again, not to harp on it but, this is a "complete" package well worth the money!!!

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Special Note on CD version, September 27, 2001

By	Kevin O'Connor "eva391" (VA. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) (Audio CD)

This is truly a wonderful story , But I was unsure of getting the cd over the audio tapes. I noticed that the tapes had the Unabridged version and the Cd version did not say if it was or not on all parts, so i took a chance and got the Cd version of each book. Thankfully the Cd version Is also Unabridged. So for those of you out there like me who might have been confused between the tapes and the Cd now you know they are the same.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than The Hobbit -- Inglis is a master!, December 6, 2001

By	Just Bill (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) (Audio CD)

In my review of Rob Inglis' reading of The Hobbit, I said it seemed to take me a little while to get into his vocalizations, even though I'm a big fan of audio books (especially those read by a British voice).

The Fellowship of the Ring, however, I fell in love with immediately. Rob Inglis' style is perfect for this book. He does the voices well and the story is far richer and more engrossing than that of The Hobbit. (Even though The Hobbit is delightful and unique in its own right.)

There really isn't much I can say about these Lord of the Rings audio books that hasn't already been said. This CD edition of The Fellowship of the Ring read by Shakespearean actor Rob Inglis is perfect for you if:

1. You love The Lord of the Rings
2. You're intrigued by all the pre-movie hype and you'd like to discover what Tolkien's book is really all about
3. You have a lot of drive time on your hands and you'd like to fill it with something entertaining and intelligent
4. You can't stand listening to insipid Top 40 or Talk Radio programs
5. You love listening to the British dialect
6. You just want to have a good time hearing one of the greatest novels ever written read to you by a professionally trained actor who makes each character come to life.

The sound quality on these CDs is, as it was on The Hobbit, superb. The recording level is perfect. The pace of the reading is just right. I'm about halfway through right now and I'm looking forward to every minute of it.

This edition is a very good value for the price.