Smaug came hurtling from the North, licking the mountain-sideswith flame, beatin
g his great wings with a noise like a roaring wind.
Against him stood - a hobbit
.
Poor Bilbo Baggins! A plump and peace-loving hobbit (as those small, furry-foo
ted people tend to be), Bilbo hates adventures. But one day a knock at the door
tugs him into a crazy quest, and before long Bilbo is on the road to danger! Whi
sked from his snug hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and his dwarves, Bilbo is c
aught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent - a large
and very dangerous dragon. Seen the film? Now read the epic book. It all starte
d with Tolkien. right here.
"A flawless masterpiece." The Times
