With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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The Fellowship of the Ring
The first volume of Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Steeped in unrivaled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Well over 100 million copies of the series’ many editions have been sold around the world.