The Dark Lord Sauron, an utterly evil and powerful being, is stirring again after a long period of dormancy. He will soon dominate all of Middle-earth if he is not stopped. The key to Sauron's defeat is Frodo, nephew and heir to Bilbo Baggins--he has the One Ring into which Sauron deposited much of his power. If the Ring is destroyed in the volcano at the heart of Sauron's realm of Mordor, Sauron too will be destroyed.

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Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and othe matters -- A long-expected party -- The shadow of the past -- Three is company -- A short cut to mushrooms -- A conspiracy unmasked -- The old forest -- In the house of Tom Bombadil -- Fog on the barrow-downs -- At the sign of the prancing pony -- Strider -- A knife in the dark -- Flight to the ford -- Many meetings -- The council of Elrond -- The ring goes south -- A journey in the dark -- The bridge of Khazad-dûm -- Lothlórien -- The mirror of Galadriel -- Farewell to Lórien -- The great river -- The breaking of the fellowship.