"The Tolkien book to start with, despite it not being the chronologically first. This takes place just prior to "The Lord of the Rings" triology and is more of a fairy tale than the rest of the books."
"This contains the three "Lord of the Rings" books (which the movies are based upon): "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" and "The King Returns"."
"This takes place prior to the above four books and it is much harder to read, but gives great insight to the world, history and peoples of Middle-Earth."
