The Bovadium Fragments: Together with The Origin of Bovadium
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J. R. R. Tolkien Books in Order
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was an English writer, philologist, medievalist, poet, translator, and Oxford academic. His imaginative works include The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the posthumously edited mythology of The Silmarillion and related writings. He also published influential scholarship on Old and Middle English literature, poetry, language, and fairy-stories, as well as shorter fiction, poetry, translations, letters, and illustrated works.
FantasyChildren's literaturePoetryPhilologyLiterary criticismMedieval studies
J. R. R. Tolkien's Newest Book
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The Hobbit
The clearest standalone introduction to Tolkien's imaginative world and the natural starting point for his major fiction.
The Fellowship of the Ring
The opening volume of Tolkien's central epic for readers who prefer to begin with his mature adult fantasy.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien's three-volume epic novel following the quest to destroy the One Ring.
posthumous editorial series · complete
The History of Middle-earth
Christopher Tolkien's twelve-volume editorial history of the development of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium from early drafts through later writings.
- 1
The Book of Lost Tales: Part OneAmazon ↗Book 1 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1983
- 2 The Book of Lost Tales: Part TwoAmazon ↗
Book 2 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1984
- 3
The Lays of BeleriandAmazon ↗Book 3 · posthumous_poetry_collection · 1985
- 4
The Shaping of Middle-earthAmazon ↗Book 4 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1986
- 5
The Lost Road and Other WritingsAmazon ↗Book 5 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1987
- 6 The Return of the ShadowAmazon ↗
Book 6 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1988
- 7
The Treason of IsengardAmazon ↗Book 7 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1989
- 8
The War of the RingAmazon ↗Book 8 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1990
- 9
Sauron DefeatedAmazon ↗Book 9 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1992
- 10
Morgoth's RingAmazon ↗Book 10 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1993
- 11
The War of the JewelsAmazon ↗Book 11 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1994
- 12
The Peoples of Middle-earthAmazon ↗Book 12 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1996
posthumous story series · complete
The Great Tales
Three posthumous standalone presentations of Tolkien's major First Age legends, edited from his manuscripts by Christopher Tolkien.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (4)
Nonfiction (1)
- A Middle English VocabularyAmazon ↗
reference · 1922
Short fiction (2)
Essays and speeches (5)
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the CriticsAmazon ↗essay_pamphlet · 1937
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The Monsters and the Critics, and Other EssaysAmazon ↗essay_collection · 1983
- Beowulf and the CriticsAmazon ↗
essay_collection · 2002
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A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented LanguagesAmazon ↗essay_collection · 2016
- Tolkien On Fairy-storiesAmazon ↗
essay_collection · 2008
Poetry (10)
- Songs for the PhilologistsAmazon ↗
poetry_collection · 1936
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red BookAmazon ↗
poetry_collection · 1962
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Bilbo's Last SongAmazon ↗graphic_poem · 1974
- Three Early PoemsAmazon ↗
poetry_collection · 1991
- Poems by J. R. R. Tolkien: Volume I–IIIAmazon ↗
poetry_collection · 1993
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Poems from The Lord of the RingsAmazon ↗poetry_collection · 1994
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The Legend of Sigurd and GudrúnAmazon ↗narrative_poem · 2009
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The Fall of ArthurAmazon ↗narrative_poem · 2013
- The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, Together with the Corrigan PoemsAmazon ↗
narrative_poem · 1945
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The Collected Poems of J. R. R. TolkienAmazon ↗poetry_collection · 2024
Posthumous collections (2)
Other (20)
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Sir Gawain and the Green KnightAmazon ↗scholarly_edition · 1925
- The Reeve's Tale: Version Prepared for Recitation at the 'Summer Diversions'Amazon ↗
chapbook · 1939
- Sir OrfeoAmazon ↗
scholarly_edition · 1944
- Ancrene Wisse: The English Text of the Ancrene RiwleAmazon ↗
scholarly_edition · 1962
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The Tolkien ReaderAmazon ↗collection · 1966
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The Road Goes Ever On: A Song CycleAmazon ↗song_cycle · 1967
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The Father Christmas LettersAmazon ↗letter_collection · 1976
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The SilmarillionAmazon ↗mythology · 1977
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earthAmazon ↗prose_collection · 1980
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Poems and StoriesAmazon ↗collection · 1980
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The Letters of J. R. R. TolkienAmazon ↗letters · 1981
- The Old English ExodusAmazon ↗
scholarly_edition · 1981
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Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the EpisodeAmazon ↗scholarly_monograph · 1982
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Mr. BlissAmazon ↗graphic_storybook · 1982
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Tales from the Perilous RealmAmazon ↗collection · 1997
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A Tolkien MiscellanyAmazon ↗collection · 2002
- Beowulf: A Translation and CommentaryAmazon ↗
translation_and_commentary · 2014
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The Story of KullervoAmazon ↗prose_fragment_and_commentary · 2015
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The Battle of Maldon: Together with The Homecoming of BeorhtnothAmazon ↗scholarly_edition · 2023
- The Bovadium Fragments: Together with The Origin of BovadiumAmazon ↗
graphic_storybook · 2025