Reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed., "An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." The New York Times Book Review "One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature." Time Magazine "A remarkable book." Newsweek "One of the very few works of genius in recent literature." New Republic "A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." The Nation "Tolkien's stories take place against a background of measureless depth . . . That background is ever-present in the creator's mind, and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing." The Washington Post "J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed." Kansas City Star "A masterful story . . . an epic in its own way . . . with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry, and fantasy." Boston Herald, Tolkien's stories take place against a background of measureless depth . . . That background is ever-present in the creator's mind, and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing., A masterful story - an epic in its own way - with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry and fantasy., A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks.