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Epic fantasy by JRR Tolkien published in three volumes in 1954-1955. Dubbed The Trilogy by its many fans, The Lord of the Rings is nevertheless a single novel (not a trilogy), that is usually printed in three volumes (with detailed appendices and indices):
Epic fantasy novel by JRR Tolkien published in three volumes in 1954-1955. Dubbed The Trilogy by its many fans, The Lord of the Rings is nevertheless a single story (not a trilogy), that is usually printed in three volumes (with detailed appendices and indices):
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It is also published as a seven volume set, according to the six "books" of the novel as titled by Tolkien, and the seventh containing the appendices and indexes.
Many one-volume editions of the story became available in the late 1990s. It is also published as a seven volume set, according to the six "books" of the novel as titled by Tolkien, and the seventh containing the appendices and indexes.