4.30 avg rating — 4,428,065 ratings

"This is the one you read to kids. Personally I would have preferred for them all to stay on this level, as I think Tolkien had intended. However, being into linguistics and all, well, he got a little carried away."

4.06 avg rating — 606,637 ratings

"It is a classic and has never spawned anything else directly, like dungeons and dragons, but indirectly inspired the MATRIX movies perhaps?"

4.01 avg rating — 358,404 ratings

"Great for anyone getting into fantasy for first time"