Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins’s ring is more powerful, and much more dangerous, than
Gandalf had previously thought. The ring has been shown to be the One Ring of Sauron, the
Dark Lord. As Bilbo leaves it behind and goes on an eternal vacation into the wild, Gandalf
entrusts the ring to Frodo, Bilbo’s nephew and adoptive heir, and warns him not to put it on.
Later, Gandalf finds that Sauron has come back to power in Mordor, and his nine Ringwraiths
are after the ring and the ringbearer. Frodo must embark on an epic quest with a Fellowship put
together by Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits, as well as Gandalf, to destroy the ring in the
heart of the enemy’s land, Mordor, and drop it into Mount Doom from under Sauron’s nose.
The Lord of the Rings is a must-read for anyone who has the least bit of love towards
books. The first installation in the series is arguably the best, introducing many characters and
building up the story for more epic quests and journeys. Granted, readers may need to get used
to the more complex diction used in the book, but it is absolutely worth the slight learning curve.
It is hard to imagine a more classic and creative book than the Fellowship of the Ring.