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The navel of fantasy fiction, The Lord of the Rings has reached cult status for defining the genre. Together they tell the epic story of a world fraught with war, war that may yet destroy everything. Summary of the Book Years after his adventure with the Dwarves of Erebor, Bilbo leaves home and entrusts everything to his nephew Frodo. Included in Frodo's inheritance is a tiny ring, one that turns the wearer invisible. However, Gandalf the Wizard warns Frodo to not use the ring, for he suspects that it is no ordinary ring. Indeed, the ring is the One Ring, forged in the fires of Mount Doom by the Enemy himself. unless it is destroyed in the very pits of its making, the Ring will doom Middle-Earth to kneel under the Enemy's Dominion. About J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a best-selling English author. He is considered the father of the fantasy genre is also known for Unfinished Tales and The Silmarillion. Professor Tolkien studied English Language and Literature at Exeter College, Oxford. He loved creating languages, and his work on Middle-Earth has since elevated to cult-status after the release of the Oscar Winning movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.