Books by J.R.R. Tolkien

Every J.R.R. Tolkien book VibeReads knows about, 19 in total, most popular first. We describe books by the vibe they deliver rather than by genre, so you can tell which one to start with.

The Two Towers

Middle Earth #3 · 1954

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The Children of Hurin

Tales of Middle Earth · 2001

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The Book of Lost Tales: Part One

The History of Middle-Earth #1 · 1983

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Middle Earth #1 · 1937

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The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth

Tales of Middle Earth · 2022

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The Return of the King

Middle Earth #4 · 1955

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The Bovadium Fragments: Together with the Origins of Bovadium

2025

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Poems from the Hobbit

1999

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Roverandom

1998

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The Fall of Arthur

2013

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The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End

The History of the Hobbit #2 · 2007

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The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins

The History of the Hobbit #1 · 2007

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The Silmarillion

1977

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Leaf by Niggle

1945

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The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún

2009

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The Maps of Middle-Earth

2003

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The Complete History Of Middle Earth, Vol. 3

The History of Middle-Earth #10 · 2001

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The Fellowship of the Ring

Middle Earth #2 · 1954

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The Children of Hurin / The Silmarillion / Unfinished Tales

2009

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Series by this author

Middle Earth Tales of Middle Earth The History of Middle-Earth The History of the Hobbit