I believe that would be The Sons of Hurin.
The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's most famous book. A poll of Amazon.com users recently voted it the book of the century. In 1997 it was voted the greatest book of the 20th century by readers' in a poll conducted by Britain's Channel 4 and the Waterstone's bookstore chain.
The Silmarillion. This book consists of the legends of the Elder Days of Middle-earth. Though the Silmarillion is the most prominent of Tolkien's posthumously published works, there is also The Children of Hurin, which expands upon a tale in the Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales and The Histories of Middle-earth. The latter deals more with the evolution of the stories rather than the stories themselves.
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The author JRR Tolkein wrote a great many works, but is most famous for the following: The Hobbit (1937) (and the following which is considered the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy:) The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) See the "Related Links" below for a complete bibliography.
The Bible is the most published book in the world.
J.R.R. Tolkien is most famous for his works set in Middle-earth, which fall under the genre of high fantasy. He is best known for creating "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" series, with the first book being published in the 1930s and the others in the 1950s. Tolkien's works have had a significant impact on the fantasy genre and continue to be popular today.
As a matter of fact, he had three sons. These were John Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, and Christopher Tolkien. His third son, Christopher, is the most famous, because he compiled and published several works that J.R.R. Tolkien had died without releasing. Much of what we know about the early history of Middle-earth we owe to him.
No. The most published book in the world is the Bible.
Most likely The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien because of the many similarities. Such as: The Ra'Zac are similar to Tolkien's Ring Wraiths. Also, Tolkien created languages whole languages for his world of Middle Earth like Christopher Paolini did.
1,090, in the most recently published version from Signet.
The Silmarillion, most of the History of Middle Earth and The Children of Húrin fall before The Hobbit in the timeline of Middle Earth.
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