Only 3 Fantasy Books Are Better Than The Lord of the Rings

Only 3 Fantasy Books Are Better Than The Lord of the Rings




It's in no way an exaggeration to say that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Ringstrilogy is the single most important and influential work of fantasy literature of the entire 20th century. Tolkien, somewhat reluctantly, originally devised The Lord of the Rings as a sequel to his groundbreaking 1937 children's book The Hobbit at his publisher's request. As he kept writing, the story kept growing into something far larger and more epic—particularly after Tolkien merged it with his foundational mythology of Middle-earth, which he had been developing since his time serving in World War I. Suddenly, The Lord of the Rings had become far more than just a Hobbit sequel: it was now the grand tale of the War of the Ring, inspired by various world mythologies, Tolkien's Catholic faith, philology (the study of language), and his experiences in the war. Originally written as a single epic novel, the text had to be published in three volumes; now, it's considered one of the greatest trilogies in the history of literature.


It's in no way an exaggeration to say that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Ringstrilogy is the single most important and influential work of fantasy literature of the entire 20th century. Tolkien, somewhat reluctantly, originally devised The Lord of the Rings as a sequel to his groundbreaking 1937 children's book The Hobbit at his publisher's request. As he kept writing, the story kept growing into something far larger and more epic—particularly after Tolkien merged it with his foundational mythology of Middle-earth, which he had been developing since his time serving in World War I. Suddenly, The Lord of the Rings had become far more than just a Hobbit sequel: it was now the grand tale of the War of the Ring, inspired by various world mythologies, Tolkien's Catholic faith, philology (the study of language), and his experiences in the war. Originally written as a single epic novel, the text had to be published in three volumes; now, it's considered one of the greatest trilogies in the history of literature.

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