The Fellowship of the Ring(The Lord of the Rings #1)-指环王：护戒使者

作者：J.R.R. Tolkien

书名：The Fellowship of the Ring(The Lord of the Rings #1)《指环王：护戒使者》

中文简介：《魔戒现身》（英语：The Fellowship of the Ring）是英国作家J·R·R·托尔金《魔戒》系列奇幻小说的第一部。它描述了作者虚构的中土大陆上发生的事情。在《护戒使者》出版之后，托尔金的好友、《纳尼亚传奇》作者C·S·路易斯于《时与潮》杂志上发表了关于《护戒使者》的评论，一开头就写说：“这本书就像来自晴朗天空的闪电”，并且“开创了新的疆域”。

英文简介：One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.