Power, Pity, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many concerns the tension "between pity and desire for power" in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, throughout the relationships of the One Ring. Written by Thomas P. Hillman, it will be released by The Kent State University Press in December 23, 2023.
- "While pity is necessary for destroying the Ring, it cannot save the Ring-bearer from the Ring's lies and corruption."
- —From the publisher's blurb