The Return of the King vs Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Middle Earth, English Fantasy fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Return of the King

The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien · 1950 ★★★★★ 4.6 603 pages · ≈ 11 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth

Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.0 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Return of the King higher: 4.6 vs 4.0 from 1084551 votes.
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is the easier read (Moderate), The Return of the King more demanding (Challenging).

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