The first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic adventureu003cbru003e u003cbru003e THE LORD OF THE RINGSu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.