J.R.R. Tolkien audiobooks in order

Everything J.R.R. Tolkien has on this site: 1 series, 5 books published 1937–1977.

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J.R.R. Tolkien1 series · 5 books · 1937–1977Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Series in order

• The Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth in order5 books · Andy Serkis (released 2020–23), or the older readings: Rob Inglis for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Martin Shaw for The Silmarillion

Every book, in order

All 5 books across 1 series. Each links to its Audible listing.

1. 1The Hobbit (1937)
2. 2The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
3. 3The Two Towers (1954)
4. 4The Return of the King (1955)
5. 5The Silmarillion (1977)

Which recording should you buy?

Books by J.R.R. Tolkien sold as more than one recording — where an abridgement or a dramatisation sits beside the full text under a near-identical listing:

• The Hobbit5 recordings compared
• The Fellowship of the Ring3 recordings compared
• The Two Towers3 recordings compared
• The Return of the King3 recordings compared

Who reads J.R.R. Tolkien

• Andy SerkisThe Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings

Other authors

• Agatha Christie2 series
• Andrzej Sapkowski1 series
• Ann Cleeves2 series
• AHAnthony Horowitz1 series
• Anthony Trollope2 series
• Arthur Conan Doyle1 series

Portraits — Agatha Christie: Photo: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Andrzej Sapkowski: Photo: Niccolò Caranti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Ann Cleeves: Photo: TimDuncan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Anthony Trollope: Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Arthur Conan Doyle: Photo: Walter Benington · Public domain · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons.

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