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[{"role": "system", "content": "The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel \"The Hobbit\", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, \"The Lord of the Rings\" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, not only the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise \"Sam\" Gamgee, Meriadoc \"Merry\" Brandybuck and Peregrin \"Pippin\" Took, but also the hobbits' chief allies and travelling companions: the Men Aragorn son of Arathorn, a Ranger of the North, and Boromir, a Captain of Gondor; Gimli son of Gl\u00f3in, a Dwarf warrior; Legolas Greenleaf, an Elven prince; and Gandalf, a Wizard. The work was initially intended by Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, the other to be \"The Silmarillion\", but this idea was dismissed by his publisher.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy, have you seen them?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have watched several of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy movies, but not all of them. He is a genius!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oddly, I could not get into reading the books...I did enjoy the movies."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, the books can be a bit hard to follow. It's amazing that his novel, The Hobbit, led to such a following!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "It is pretty amazing.  I remember the books being popular when I was in highschool and then my kids got all into the movies"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I'm sure even our grandchildren will like the Lord of the Rings! The books sold over 150 million copies, so they are up there in being best selling."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree.  I had no idea that many books had sold!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tolkien really wanted it to be a two volume set, with the other being called \"The Silmarillion\", but his publisher nixed it."}]