Hybrid approach: Buy the physical volumes for Volumes 1-5 (the early mythology) and rent the digital version of Volumes 6-12 (the Lord of the Rings history) from your library.

For those who have finished The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and find themselves hungry for more, the History of Middle-earth (HoME)

– The story starts as a sequel to The Hobbit .

– Long, epic poems centered on the legends of the Elder Days.

If you are looking to acquire these