Most Popular Middle-earth Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Middle-earth books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1955

9.1/10 381 ratings

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection · Middle-earth

1968

9.1/10 839 ratings

The Lord of the Rings #2

The Two Towers

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

9.0/10 397 ratings

The Lord of the Rings #1

The Fellowship of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

8.8/10 513 ratings

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens · Dragons · Middle-earth · Movie

1937

8.4/10 872 ratings

The Silmarillion

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · Middle-earth

1977

8.1/10 424 ratings

Unfinished Tales

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Mythopoeic Awards

1980

7.8/10 198 ratings

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Poetry · Short Stories

1962

7/10 41 ratings

A Tolkien Bestiary

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1978

6.8/10 67 ratings

Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1992

6/10 26 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #10

Morgoth's Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1993

8/10 2 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #11

The War of the Jewels

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1994

8/10 1 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #3

The Lays of Beleriand

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1985

7.8/10 5 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #2

The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1984

7.6/10 7 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #12

The Peoples of Middle-earth

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1996

7.5/10 4 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #5

The Lost Road and Other Writings

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1987

7.5/10 4 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #4

The Shaping of Middle-earth

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1986

7.5/10 4 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #8

The War of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1990

7.3/10 3 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #7

The Treason of Isengard

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1989

7.3/10 3 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #1

The Book of Lost Tales, Part One

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1983

7.2/10 10 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #6

The Return of the Shadow

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1988

7.2/10 5 ratings

The History of Middle-earth #9

Sauron Defeated

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1992

7/10 2 ratings

A-Z of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1993

6/10 1 ratings

Tolkien's Ring

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

1994