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The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings, Book 1

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The Fellowship of the Ring

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
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This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.

Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

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Critic reviews

‘The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.’ Sunday Times

‘A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.’ New Statesman

‘Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that.’ Evening Standard

‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.’ C.S. Lewis

Featured article: Aragorn - a Lord of the Rings character guide


From his time as the ranger Strider to his ascension to King of Gondor, this guide has everything you need to know about the hero Aragorn. Perhaps one of the most mysterious and intriguing characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn is known by many names: Strider, Elessar, Estel, and finally Aragorn II, heir to the throne of Gondor and Arnor. From a shadowy tracker who mysteriously comes to Frodo's aid to an essential member of the Fellowship of the Ring to the long-awaited king who restores harmony and peace to Middle-earth, Aragorn plays many important roles in the fantasy epic. And he has quite an interesting history.

Featured article Aragorn: a Lord of the Rings character guide
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I was over the moon to find out a while back that Andy Serkis would continue to narrate the Lord of the Rings trilogy after the splendid Audible of The Hobbit.

Now it’s here…

I’ve always loved the Rob Inglis versions but it’s so refreshing and exciting listening through The Fellowship right now.

Not to be missed, thank you Mr Serkis and Audible for this amazing versions - new listeners are going to love it!

Serkis Magic!

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Book 15/21 for 2021. I finally finished Fellowship after reading the hobbit some months ago - it was a mix of reading and two audiobooks for me (Philip Dragast and Andy Serkis).

I've got mixed feelings on it, I read the first half of the book before seeing the film, and then went back to the second half after - I felt the novel began to flow more in its second half after Frodo and company leave the Shire, before that it was a very meandering and dull experience for me.

Tolkein has a very dry, comprehensive and descriptive writing style, detailing the history of the region or the geography in very minute detail - he clearly loved nature and that shines through, I just feel for me anyway it slows down the pacing to a crawl.

On the other hand, Tolkein has a great skill at eliminating any dangling threads and answering questions in a particularly poetic manner, dialogue isn't just dialogue in Fellowship - it feels like every word has a purpose, and I did find myself captivated many times.

My suggestion would be to read this book by the fire, with a cup of hot chocolate or tea or what have you, fully divorced from the outside world, or - if you can, listen to the audiobook on a walk or someplace quiet where you can purely focus on the text, don't listen to it while working etc to get the most out of it.

It has been such a long while for me to finish this book that I feel I'll need to take a quick one book break from Middle Earth before returning, I imagine my 16th book will be of a more "commerical" affair - before I return for the Two Towers.

For all of my issues with the book, I do look forward to continuing the story in the next two parts - and I suppose that's as much praise as anything.

Enjoyable, but can be a slog to get through

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I have always wanted to read these books. I am a massive fan of the film's. I think this is one of those rare cases where the film outshines the book. Andy helped a very long book possible to finish and I praise him for it. but yes I will stick with the film's on this instance.

Great Performance

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A great listen and performance from Andy Serkis. The voices for each character are so distinct that you know who it is before it’s announced.

Great listen

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Obviously the book is a classic but it’s brought to life by Andy Serkis’ amazing narration.

Brilliant narrator

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