{"product_id":"the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-lord-of-the-rings-part-one","title":"The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe opening novel of The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which continues in \u003ci\u003eThe Two Towers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Return of the King\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears--the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 02\/15\/1992 pg. 1101 (EAN 9780345339706, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Beyond the Cover Author Interv 09\/01\/2000 pg. 5 (EAN 9780345339706, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573919744226,"sku":"9780345339706","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780345339706.jpg?v=1790810554","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-lord-of-the-rings-part-one","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}