The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Andy Serkis
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By:
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J. R. R. Tolkien
About this listen
This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.
Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
©2025 Paul Delaney (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
‘The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.’ Sunday Times
‘A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.’ New Statesman
‘Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that.’ Evening Standard
‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.’ C.S. Lewis
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- Kieran
- 21-12-2021
Great
Andy tells a great story i am sure tolkien would definitely be proud of
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-04-2022
Love the delivery
Excellent story, no need to go further into how great the Lord of the Rings trilogy is.
Andy Serkis does so well at reading the story and providing great voices. It draws you into the narrative.
I'm disappointed that every so often I get a gap in the story telling and then the reading picks up and I've clearly missed 5-10secs of it. No rhyme or reason to why this happens. Perhaps it's just my downloaded copy, but would be keen to hear if others are plagued by the same issue.
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- Raduca Grigorescu
- 18-10-2021
Andy Serkis made me like...
...Tolkien's songs and poems, and that's a hard job. Still don't like Tom Bombadil, though.
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- Dan
- 03-10-2021
fantastic
Andy does an excellent job reading this book. can't wait to start the next book.
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- kateeface
- 14-01-2022
top notch narration
I'm only part way through but Andy's narration of this novel is excellent and is well suited to this epic story of middle earth. A comforting and familiar voice for an outstanding epic.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-11-2021
Amazing
I own both versions of the Audio book and I prefer the Andy Serkis version,it's amazing! Both are great though ofcourse!
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- Jill Irene jones
- 31-10-2021
Ah! Such a wonderful tale….hours of fabulous listening
An excellent reading of LOR - The Fellowship of the ring.
This version is beautifully read and very well paced. No hurrying here!
I do miss ( just a little) the musical interludes that appear in some other readings. (And I was quite disappointed by the readers characterisation of Tom Bombadil…but I am being picky)
This being said, it is an excellent production - with just the read words on the page & the readers skill to bring these wonderful words to life.
Engaging and a pleasure to listen to. An audio book to enjoy many times over. Highly recommended.
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- Rowena Stevenson
- 03-11-2021
loved lived loved
I looked for a while for LOR audio book. So glad I waited for this. Andy's voicing of characters and singing of songs kept everything and everyone alive. Brilliant "read"
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-10-2021
The best of the book and movie rolled into one!
J.R.R. Tolkien is a master of prose. You can re-read this book ever so often, and it still finds ways to surprise and enchant you.
The narration of this audiobook by Andy Serkis is marvellous. I love that he mimics the accents and tones of the characters in the movies. You can picture the cast speaking all the wonderful lines written by Tolkien. I only wish that Andy Serkis just recited the songs rather than trying to sing them. Yet, overall, the book is delightful. Onward to The Two Towers!
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- Alex
- 10-01-2022
can't stand serkis's interpretation
with all due respect to those who like andy serkis's version - i absolutely do not - not even close - i find it way too hammed up - and some of the characters are simply terrible - tom bombadil is particularly awful - for one thing - the book is full of songs - and if there's one thing andy cannot do - it's sing...
sorry but LOTR is up there at the top of my favourite stories - and this dude just does not do it for me - i'll take rob inglis any day of the week and twice on public equinoxes....
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