Originally posted by UncleAdamI thought LOTR was 6 books in its own right, just grouped into the 3 you mention, with The Silmarillian, The Hobbit & Unfinished tales were just other stories that were set middle earth & therefore link in to a larger or lesser extent.
The lord of the Rings is 6 books (The Sillmlaion,The Hobbit, Fellowship of the Ring, Two Towers, Return of a King, and Unfinished Tales😀)
And I haven't raed it so I don't know - where do the short stories fit in?