What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s sequel to The Hobbit?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s sequel to The Hobbit is titled The Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien began developing the book after his publisher requested another story about hobbits. The project expanded far beyond a simple children’s sequel, becoming a lengthy epic involving the One Ring, the history of Middle-earth, and the conflict with Sauron.

The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954, followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King in 1955. Tolkien regarded it as one work, even though practical publishing arrangements produced a three-volume edition.

It is often called a trilogy, but its three books are sections of one novel rather than three separately written novels. The book’s events occur decades after The Hobbit and follow Frodo Baggins as he inherits Bilbo’s ring and learns its true nature.