作者：

J.R.R. 托爾金（J.R.R. Tolkien）

英國文豪，天纔的語言學傢，生於1892年1月3日，1925年開始擔任牛津大學教授。他創作瞭一係列膾炙人口的中洲世界史詩，影響最為深遠的是《霍比特人》和《魔戒》。這兩部巨作被譽為當代奇幻作品的鼻祖。1972年3 月28日，托爾金獲英國女王伊麗莎白二世頒發的大英帝國指揮官勛章。

托爾金於1973年9月2日在牛津逝世。托爾金死後，其作品聲名未減，至今全球已暢銷2.5億餘冊，《魔戒》在英國Waterstones書店和第四頻道閤辦的票選活動中被選為20世紀之書，被亞馬遜網絡書店票選為兩韆年以來最重要的書。

譯者：

鄧嘉宛，專職譯者，英國紐卡斯爾大學社會語言學碩士。從事文學與基督教神學翻譯工作二十年，譯有《魔戒》《精靈寶鑽》《鬍林的子女》等四十餘種作品。喜歡一個人有書有貓做伴的生活。

石中歌，資深托迷，又名Ecthelion、噴泉。熱愛托爾金教授筆下那個名為阿爾達的世界，長年纍月迷路其中，且樂不思返。

杜蘊慈，颱灣政治大學資訊管理學係畢業。著有歐亞絲路紀行《地圖上的藍眼睛》《迭裏溫•孤山》。喜愛閱讀民族史詩、傳說，歐亞草原曆史地理。

譯者分工

鄧嘉宛 捲一至捲六故事內文

石中歌 前言、楔子、附錄，及全文校訂

杜蘊慈 詩歌

All three parts of the epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings' in one paperback. Features brand new packaging, the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power -- the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring -- the ring that rules them all -- which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Since it was first published in 1954, 'The Lord of the Rings' has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Now, to coincide with the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Hurin, the definitive 50th Anniversary text, fully restored with almost 400 corrections -- with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien -- is reissued with a striking new cover.