Lone Cone Library

See how J.R.R. Tolkien envisioned Middle-earth in this new edition of his masterwork, now illustrated with his own artwork. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him,...

An animated adaptation of the book of the same title by J. R. R. Tolkien. Concerns the adventures of Bilbo Baggins the hobbit as he assists 13 dwarves in their attempt to recapture their treasure from Smaug, the terrible dragon.

Hobbit Bilbo Baggins joins a group of dwarves in their quest to retake their home from the dragon Smaug; the dwarves, Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim their homeland of Erebor from Smaug the dragon; after the departure of Smaug the dragon, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the dwarves engage in war to keep the Lone Mountain from falling into the hands of evil.

"The Hobbit is one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the twentieth century. In December 2012, millions will be introduced or reintroduced to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic with the arrival of the first of two film adaptations by acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a fun, thoughtful, and insightful companion volume, designed to bring a thorough and original new reading of this great work to a general...

Here, together for the first time in one audio collection, are J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpieces The lord of the rings trilogy and its prequel, The hobbit. These are original, fully dramatized, American productions as heard on National Public Radio.

The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead; Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring; Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Theoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dur and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The...

Presents illustrated definitions in alphabetical order of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, duties, fauna, and flora of the worlds of middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of all the ages.

Enter Bilbo Baggin's world through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth.