This book was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. He is the most famous fantasy author ever. He is well-known for his fantasy series called The Lord of the Rings. This series has 3 parts, 3 books. First is The Fellowship of the Ring, second is The Two Towers and the last is The Return of the King. Hobbit was a fairy-tale for kids, but when he start to write about The Lord of the Rings he put it to the beginning as a first book of the serie.
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