Ironically, the Hobbit films were sometimes also criticised for being too faithful to the books. Far more songs make it into the theatrical releases of these films than the earlier trilogy, and although they are mostly lifted from the book, they tend feel out of place. This is because the biggest change which makes these films less faithful adaptations overall is the change to the tone. The Hobbit is a mostly light-hearted story (up until the end) about some funny characters having funny adventures. The Hobbit films are not.
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The Lord of the Rings is a household name popular with J.R.R. Tolkien fans both in bookstores and theaters. These bestselling books have been made into award-winning movies receiving a massive reception from fans and critics alike.
The Lord of the Rings followed not long after in the 1950s. While Tolkien wrote this addition to his world as one novel, it was broken out and published as three books to create a trilogy. These books are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, and The Two Towers.
Released on November 15, 2022, The Fall of Numenor And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth is a collection of all the previously published Second Age books in one volume. It contains new watercolor and pencil illustrations, but otherwise is the same written content as previously published works.
The books included in this collection are The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, The History of Middle-earth, and The Nature of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien and Carl F. Hostetter.
There are other books that J.R.R. Tolkien, together with Christopher Tolkien, released regarding the stories and ideas of Middle-earth. These books do not fit in any one specific time in the series; however, they are great reads for anyone that needs to know everything they can about Middle-earth. Here are the books in their recommended order of reading.
Long ago, rings of power were crafted for dwarves, elves, and men. But the Dark Lord Sauron crafted another ring in secret. A single ring to rule them all. The armies of Middle-earth banded against him and defeated him, but the ring was lost to time.
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Milking this 300-page book into a movie trilogy was arguably a terrible idea, but don't let that put you off going back to the original text, which is a delight. The first of Tolkien's books to be published, The Hobbit centers on Bilbo Baggins, an ordinary hobbit sent on an extraordinary mission to help a group of dwarves recover their stolen treasure from a dragon. But along the way, Bilbo happens upon a mysterious ring, and decides to take it home. Because what's the worst that could happen...?
The first novel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has echoes of The Hobbit: Gandalf enlists Bilbo's nephew, Frodo Baggins, to take on the unenviable task of destroying the cursed ring that his uncle brought home, before the dark lord Sauron can use it to enslave Middle-earth. A fellowship of heroes gradually assembles around Frodo, including three of his faithful hobbit friends, an elf, a dwarf, and two men whose fates are tied to the crumbling kingdom of Gondor.
Below, we've listed the Lord of the Rings books in the best order to read them, starting with The Hobbit (published in 1937), which sets up the basic story and characters from which the rest of the tale flows.
The Rings of Power here has an opportunity to correct one of the popular misconceptions about Sauron from the books: as many fans and viewers have pointed out, Sauron is in origin a shape-shifter, who could at the moment be in disguise as any of the characters of the show - or as none of them. It is an ability that he eventually loses, but his progress from shape-shifter to a being trapped in his corrupted form is something that the show has the opportunity to explore fully, while avoiding association with sauron's transmogrification into a glowing advertisement for red-eye flights.
According to an interview in Vulture(Opens in a new tab), McKay and Payne also scoured Tolkien's other books for hints about what may have happened during the Second Age. They found some of these hints in songs characters sing and tales they tell each other, which just goes to show how deeply connected Tolkien's entire mythology is. Viewers will also catch references to The Silmarillion, which charts Middle-earth's creation and the events of the First Age.
New stories also allow us to travel to new places in Middle-earth that we haven't seen on-screen yet. Bronwyn and Arondir's plot brings us to the Southlands, Nori's takes us to Rhovanion, and the plot involving Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) transports us to the dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm at the height of its power. If The Rings of Power has to shift canon so we can explore these locations and so these characters can meet up, I don't mind. A divergence from the source material that deepens our understanding of Tolkien's expansive world is far more exciting than a desire to play it safe.
The Lord of the Rings is widely known as a trilogy, both in the literary and cinematic worlds. So why is it often referred to as a series of 6 books, and how does Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power fit into the picture? On bookshelves and film libraries across the world, Frodo's trek from the Shire to Mordor in Lord of the Rings is split into three parts: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. This is how the story was originally published in the mid-1950s and also how Peter Jackson adapted Tolkien's magnum opus, with each book translated into an epic, longer-than-feature-length movie that served to bring Middle-earth to both a new generation and a more mainstream audience.
With Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuting in 2022, the question of exactly how Tolkien's writings have been categorized and interpreted over the years becomes even more relevant and interesting. Although Peter Jackson's initial trilogy provides a fairly direct adaptation of The Lord of the Rings' story, the source material is far from straightforward, particularly when it comes to The Rings of Power. Here's why The Lord of the Rings is often considered to be six books, and how Amazon's new Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power show fits in with the movies.
According to Tolkien's private letters released to the public in the 1980s, the writer did not envision or create The Lord of the Rings as a three-part saga. Instead, the entire story from Bag End to Mordor and back again was penned as a single, giant tome, which Tolkien hoped would then be followed by a second work, The Silmarillion. Upon completion, The Lord of the Rings was divided into six books by the author, and although he wanted it published in one hit, Tolkien confirmed in his letters that he thought of this new Middle-earth adventure as six separate books.
Unfortunately, the publishing company didn't agree on either count. Tolkien's initial insistence that The Lord of the Rings be published in its entirety was rebuffed by several prospective publishers, and the author was forced to drop this request out of fear that The Lord of the Rings might not see the light of day at all. While Tolkien had already mentally divided his story into 6, his publisher wasn't keen on this idea either. Paper supplies were still recovering from World War II and the company sought to minimize the cost of printing in case The Lord of the Rings wasn't successful. Consequently, the decision was made to release 3 volumes, each containing two books.
After reluctantly agreeing to turn The Lord of the Rings series into 3 parts, Tolkien was then made to compromise again on the titles. The author initially wanted the 6 books to be named separately, but after this idea was shot down, Tolkien suggested his own titles for each part. These were:
Near the turn of the millennium, as Peter Jackson's movie trilogy loomed, modern publishers thought to release The Lord of the Rings in 6 volumes, closer to what Tolkien had originally intended. Guided by prospective titles from Tolkien's letters and his son, Christopher, the books were named:
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