It’s hard to believe, but Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is now a quarter of a century old–and to coincide with the momentous occasion, a new 25th anniversary box set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books is launching this year. The movie tie-in collection features new paperback printings of each book, all with new covers and spine art, and packaged in a new new slipcase. The four-book collection releases March 24 and is available to preorder for $80 on Amazon.
Alternatively, fans can also preorder standalone versions of these new 25th Anniversary printings of The Fellowship of the RIng, The Two Towers, and Return of the King, if you prefer skipping the box set. These are also set to release on March 24.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set 25th Anniversary Box Set
$80 | Releases March 24
This 4-book box set comes with all four of J.R.R. Tolkien’s primary Middle-Earth sagas. The 25th anniversary movie tie-in books come with great new covers in paperback featuring images from Peter Jackson’s iconic films and are held together in a slipcase for easy shelf display. Here’s what you get:
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 25th Anniversary Movie Tie-in
$20 | Releases March 24
The first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy introduces us to Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf the Grey, and the rest of the Fellowship. It’s 432 pages.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 25th Anniversary Movie Tie-in
$20 | Releases March 24
The 352-page second book, the Two Towers, is the shortest of all four books overall. After a harrowing escape from the Mines of Moria, Frodo and the Fellowship press on their journey.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 25th Anniversary Movie Tie-in
$20 | Releases March 24
At 448 pages, The Return of the King is the final book in the trilogy and concludes Frodo’s epic quest to destroy the One Ring.
If you’re somehow unfamiliar with J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the books take place in the fantasy world of Middle-Earth and center on peaceful, unassuming Hobbits who embark on epic quests, meeting a massive, colorful cast of iconic characters along the way. These new printings of the books celebrate Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which collectively earned 30 Academy Award nominations and won 17. The extended editions of the films are generally accepted as the definitive way to experience these movies, which add new scenes and moments that didn’t make the original theatrical cuts.
