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    Beren and Lúthien

    Tales of Middle Earth

    by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Alan Lee

    ★ 4.22 BLT Score (25.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (25.3K)
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    The Hobbit

    Middle-earth • Book 1

    by J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson, Michael Hague, Jemima Catlin

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (4.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.5M)
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  3. 3
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    The Two Towers

    Middle-earth • Book 3

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.83 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings • Book 1

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.79 BLT Score (3.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (3.2M)
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    The Fellowship of the Ring

    Middle-earth • Book 2

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.39 BLT Score (3.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (3.2M)
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    The Return of the King

    Middle-earth • Book 4

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.28 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    The Silmarillion cover

    The Silmarillion

    The Lord of the Rings

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (339.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (339.2K)
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    The Children of Húrin

    Tales of Middle Earth

    by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Alan Lee

    ★ 4.17 BLT Score (94.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (94.6K)
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    Tales from the Perilous Realm

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (12.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (12.0K)
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    The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J. R

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 3.93 BLT Score (11.7K ratings)
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