----------------------- The Lord of the Rings SUGGESTED READING ORDER by Marco Benvegnu' www.benve.org ----------------------- THE HOBBIT Appendix A.I (but SKIP "The tale of Aragorn and Arwen") Appendix A.II Appendix B (but SKIP from "The great years" to the end) Appendix C (consult it while reading the first book) Appendix D (OPTIONAL: only for fans) Appendix E.I Appendix E.II (OPTIONAL: only for fans) Appendix F.I Appendix F.II (OPTIONAL: only for fans) Leave out the Foreword PROLOGUE THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING THE TWO TOWERS THE RETURN OF THE KING The tale of Aragorn and Arwen (Appendix A) Appendix A.III The great years (Appendix B) Reading the appendices before the books will give much more depth to the heroes and the tales that you will encounter. 21/05/2004