The Lord of the Rings, Book One: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

Stichley's Rating:
My copy of the LOTR series are all extremely beat up, one even has lost it's cover.  They were my Dad's before I read them and I read them long before they became a movie series.  This is a great fantasy series for those who like fantasy.  If you have only seen the movies, and liked them, you are missing out.  I suggest you consider picking up the books because there is some details that can't be fit or must be slightly altered for movies, though they did better at keeping as much in as they could than most movie adaptions have done.  Also for the book we have gone with PG, vs the PG-13 of the movie, due to the fact that books aren't as intense as movies and that the violence is not 'shown.'

Instances of Swearing:

• Ass: 1
• Damn: 5