I recently finished reading the first book of the Lord of the Rings, the popular fantasy series that's a sequel to The Hobbit. Have you read it?
No, I have not. But I am anxious to read it. How many books are there in Lord of the Rings?
There are three books in the series, written between 1937 and 1949.  They are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King.
In what time period do these stories take place?
The stories take place in a high fantasy medieval setting, similar to old English stories and lands, only with fantasy characters.
WHo is the author of these books?
The author is John Roland Reuel Tolkien, more normally known as J.R.R. Tolkien.  He lived between 1892 and 1973, and was English.
Are these fantasies violent?
, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, most notably the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
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the latter book I was struck by the fact that Gandalf was not much of a person—just a good guy. So I gave Prospero, my wizard, most of my phobias and crotchets. It was simply meant as entertainment and any profundity will have to be read in." Writing in 1973, Lin Carter described "The Face in the Frost" as one of the three best fantasy novels to appear since "The Lord of the Rings". Carter stated that Bellairs was planning a sequel to "The Face