J.R.R. Tolkien · subseries
The History of the Lord of the Rings
Christopher Tolkien's account of the writing of The Lord of the Rings.
complete
As released
Books in reading order
Novels are listed in sequence, alongside any novellas or companion books the supplied reading order includes.
- 1
The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part OneAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1984
- 2
The Two Towers: The Treason of IsengardAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1954
- 3
The Return of the King: The End of the Third AgeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1954
- 4 Sauron DefeatedAmazon ↗
Book 4 · collection · 1992
- 5
The Return of the King: The War of the RingAmazon ↗novel · 1954