The beginning of the tale of Frodo's quest, picking up after Bilbo acquired the One Ring in The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring masterfully sets up the epic journey he will embark upon to Mordor. Possessing a magic ring that must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom--lest the free people of Middle Earth fall--Frodo is helped in quest by Merry, Pippin, Samwise, and Fredegar, as well as those he meets along the way: Tom Bombadil, Farmer Maggot, Glorfindel, Strider, and other beings. 398 pages, softcover.
This text contains all revisions and corrections, and is based on the 1965/66 edition published by Houghton Mifflin.
