R. Order The fellowship of the ring by J. R. The first part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover image from the filmImpossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.