J.R. R. Tolkien
The author that gave life to the genre, Tolkien never lived to see the true success
of his writing. The Hobbit and of course The Lord of the Rings
series were early reads for me. It wasn't until much later that I read
The Silmarillion. The Hobbit is intended for a younger audience
-- written by Tolkien to entertain his own children. The Lord of the Rings
is the epic conclusion to the story written for teens and adults.
The Lord of the Rings
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return of the King