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Triangle Tolkienists Book Club

The Triangle Tolkienists are one of the many book clubs that partner with Quail Ridge Books. They are fans of Tolkien's work, including both the legendarium and his more academic writing. While they focus on Tolkien's work, they also explore mythology and literature that inspired him.

A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War

How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918

By: Joseph Loconte
Narrated by: Dave Hoffman
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia—perhaps even no conversion to Christianity by C.S. Lewis.Discover the untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis in A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte. This... Read more

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Why We Love Middle-earth

An Enthusiast's Book about Tolkien, Middle-earth, and the LotR Fandom

By: Alan Sisto & Shawn E. Marchese
Narrated by: Alan Sisto
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions about Middle-earth and the fandom, this book about Tolkien celebrates Why We Love Middle-earth.



The Lord of the Rings omnibus for all. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings? What details are in the movies, books, maps, and other... Read more

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The Science of Middle-Earth

A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World

By: Roland Lehoucq, Loïc Mangin & Jean-Sébastien Steyer
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

The surprising and illuminating look at how Tolkien's love of science and natural history shaped the creation of his Middle Earth, from its flora and fauna to its landscapes.

The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is one of the most beloved in all of literature, and continues to capture hearts and imaginations around the world. From Oxford to ComiCon,... Read more

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J. R. R. Tolkien

The Mind Behind the Rings

By: Mark Horne
Narrated by: Christopher Ashman
Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

J. R. R. Tolkien: The Mind Behind the Rings, you'll get a never-before-seen look at the man, the artist, and the believer behind some of the world's most beloved stories.Join bestselling author Mark Horne as he explores lasting impact of the kind of creative freedom that can only come from faith and struggle.Raised in South Africa and Great... Read more

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Tolkien and the Great War

The Threshold of Middle-earth

By: John Garth
Narrated by: John Garth
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

A new biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Lord of The Rings. “To be caught in youth by 1914 was no less hideous an experience than in 1939 … by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead.” So J.R.R. Tolkien responded to critics who saw The... Read more

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J.R.R. Tolkien

The Making of a Legend

By: Colin Duriez
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters had captured the attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of Middle-earth? Tolkien had a difficult life, for many years: orphaned and poor, his guardian... Read more

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Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

By: John M. Bowers
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies & Jennifer M. Dixon
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Tolkien's Lost Chaucer uncovers the story of an unpublished and previously unknown book by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien worked between 1922 and 1928 on his Clarendon edition Selections from Chaucer's Poetry and Prose, and though never completed, its 160 pages of commentary reveals much of his thinking about language and... Read more

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Letters from Father Christmas

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

The complete series of Father Christmas letters written by JRR Tolkien for his own children between 1920 and 1943. Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received told wonderful stories of his... Read more

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Smith of Wootton Major

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children. Read more

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Farmer Giles of Ham

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. Farmer Giles of Ham is one of Tolkien’s most popular stories, full of wit and humour, set in the days when giants and dragons walked the earth. He did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life. Then... Read more

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The Fall of Gondolin

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Timothy West & Samuel West
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin reunites fans of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings with Elves, Balrogs, Dragons & Orcs and the rich landscape unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. This brand new unabridged audio book is read by Timothy West & Samuel West. ... Read more

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The Fall of Númenor

and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Brian Sibley & Samuel West
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of... Read more

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The Silmarillion

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 19 hours 23 minutes

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an... Read more

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Beren and Lúthien

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Timothy West & Samuel West
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Presented for the first time on audio, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves, Men and Orcs and the rich landscape unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth in this unabridged recording read by critically acclaimed father and son, Timothy and Samuel West. ... Read more

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The Children of Húrin

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Christopher Lee
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to... Read more

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The Hobbit

Lord of the Rings

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

“It's perfect. Serkis is perfect, the book is perfect, together they are perfect. I do not feel remotely qualified to give a review of this, so you should probably just listen to it yourself. Read more

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The Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings: Book #1

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 22 hours 37 minutes

An unlikely hero. A perilous quest. The greatest adventure ever told.In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever.Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power once used by the Dark Lord to enslave Middle-earth. Now darkness is rising, and Frodo must... Read more

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The Two Towers

Lord of the Rings: Book #2

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 20 hours 46 minutes

Continuing the epic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring.The Fellowship is scattered. Some prepare for war against the Dark Lord. Some fight against the treachery of the corrupt wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the accursed Ring to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.Mount Doom lies in the very heart of the Dark Lord's... Read more

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The Return of the King

Lord of the Rings: Book #3

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 21 hours 51 minutes

The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale of adventure.The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening.... Read more

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Beowulf: A New Translation

By: Maria Dahvana Headley
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Maria Dahvana Headley
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

“Bro! This is not your English teacher's Beowulf. Maria Dahvana Headley's "radical new translation" takes the familiar story of man versus monster and turns it into something both completely new and also as timeless as the original. What happens when Beowulf is less hero and more party boy? Or when Grendel's mother isn't a monster but just a... Read more

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