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At a glance:

• Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
• First Published: 1954
• Type of Work: Fantasy
• Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
• Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Blizzards, Traveling or travelers, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Leadership, Other worlds, Friendship, War, Good and evil, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Dwarfs, Quest, Elves, Rings, Talisman or magical object
• Locales: Middle-earth (mythic)

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5. Fellowship of the Ring, The (Literary Places)
6. Fellowship of the Ring, The (Masterplots Classics)
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8. Hobbit, The (Character Profiles)
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10. Return of the King, The (Masterplots Classics)
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12. Silmarillion, The (British Fiction)
13. Silmarillion, The (Character Profiles)
14. Silmarillion, The (Science Fiction)
15. Two Towers, The (Literary Places)
16. Two Towers, The (Masterplots Classics)