The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sep 2020 · Lord of the Rings Book 0.5 · RB Media · Narrated by Andy Serkis
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THE GREAT MODERN CLASSIC AND PRELUDE TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who
or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little
boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.
Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a
band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent,
a large and very dangerous dragon.
This brand-new unabridged recording is narrated by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who
or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little
boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.
Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a
band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent,
a large and very dangerous dragon.
This brand-new unabridged recording is narrated by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
THE GREAT MODERN CLASSIC AND PRELUDE TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who
or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a littl...
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Acis Jones
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October 30, 2024
very much like the movie.. but recording is horrible high pitched noise aka TREBLE is nasty. have to use equalizer to MINIMIZE IT.
Dan Redding (BlueKnot)
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March 8, 2024
Serkis' reading is true to the original tone of the work... not the literary classic it has become, but the tale to excite children that it started out as. The energy and genuine tongue-in-cheek FUN he puts into this performance is a joy to listen to. Of course his performance of Gollum puts this over the top as THE audio version of this fantastic work to listen to. (He's done a very accessible version of The Silmarillion too, highly recommended!)
Fenrir Lives
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October 1, 2022
Serkis does a fantastic job of maintaining the conversational flow of Tolkien's storytelling. This goes a massive way in conveying the emotional and fantastical tone of the Hobbit, while highlighting the feeling of sitting down with JRR over a spot of afternoon tea while he tells you about the funny little story he heard concerning a Hobbit, a Wizard and 13 Dwarves getting up to mischief! An excellent production without a doubt!
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