Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life — rarely traveling farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on an adventure. Their plot: to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins the quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

• 320 pages
• 4" x 6" pocket edition
• Ages 12+