The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings Part 1

FromLibraryJournalNewLineCinemawillbereleasing"TheLordoftheRings"trilogyinthreeseparateinstallments，andHoughtonMifflinTolkiensU.S.publishersincethereleaseofTheHobbitin1938willbere-releasingeachvolumeofthetrilogyseparatelyandinaboxedset(ISBN0-618-15397-7.$22;pap.ISBN0-618-15396-9.$12).Copyright2001ReedBusinessInformation，Inc.FromAudioFileDuringhiseleventy-[first]birthdaycelebration(hobbitshavetheirownwayofcounting)，BilboBagginsreluctantlyagreestogiveupthepowerfulbutcorruptRingofPowerhefoundyearsbeforeinTheHobbit.Butgettingridoftheringturnsouttobenoeasytask.InthisfirstinstallmentofTolkiensLordoftheRingstrilogy，Inglissskillednarrationmanagestoretaintheold-fashioned，fairytalequalityoftheoriginaltextbutisalsowellintunewiththestorysdarkeraspects.AsBilbosnephew，Frodo，andhisfriendstakecenterstagetohelpdisposeoftheringbeforesometrulyunsavorycharacterscanobtainit，Inglisdemonstratesheisuptothetaskofrelatingtheoriginalstorysdrama，suspense，anddarkmysticism.J.P.M.©AudioFile2001，Portland，Maine--Copyright©AudioFile，Portland，Maine--ThistextreferstotheAudioCDedition.SeeallEditorialReviews