The History of The Lord of the Rings books in order
The History of The Lord of the Rings is a series of 4 books by J. R. R. Tolkien: 1,845 pages, about 34 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 4
- books
- 1,845
- pages
- 34 hours
- to read them all
- 68 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Return of the Shadow 9.1 h 
The Treason of Isengard 9.2 h 
The War of the Ring 8.7 h 
Sauron Defeated 6.8 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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The Return of the Shadow 1988 9.1 h
The Return of the Shadow is the first volume of the The History of The Lord of the Rings and the sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth.
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The Treason of Isengard 1989 9.2 h
The Treason of Isengard is the second volume of The History of The Lord of the Rings and the seventh volume of The History of Middle-earth.
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The War of the Ring 1990 8.7 h
The War of the Ring is the third volume of The History of The Lord of the Rings and the eighth volume in The History of Middle-earth.
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Sauron Defeated 1992 6.8 h
How much is left
| After The Return of the Shadow | about 25 hours left |
| After The Treason of Isengard | about 15 hours left |
| After The War of the Ring | about 7 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 33 hours 50 minutes
All 4 books, 1,845 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
68 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.