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Katcat asked this question about The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1):
For what age is this book recommended? And is it a big problem that i skipped the prologue and the Hobbit?
Barbara The prologue and The Fellowship explain about Bilbo and the ring, so I don't think you need to read the Hobbit to get the LOTR series. They're two qui…moreThe prologue and The Fellowship explain about Bilbo and the ring, so I don't think you need to read the Hobbit to get the LOTR series. They're two quite different stories. The Hobbit was written for children.(less)
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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