The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien1954
Tolkien created the modern fantasy genre with this first volume of the trilogy that would define it.
fantasy novelEnglishmoderatelong · ~15.0h
Influence
7.5/10
Popularity
10.0/10
“I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way.”
Why It Matters
Tolkien created the modern fantasy genre with this first volume of the trilogy that would define it. Middle-earth is the most fully realized fictional world in literature — complete with languages, histories, and mythologies that Tolkien spent his entire life building. Every fantasy novel written since exists in Tolkien's shadow.
Notable Quotes
“All that is gold does not glitter, / Not all those who wander are lost.”
“You shall not pass!”