The Hobbit is the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, but is there a postquel to the Lord of the Rings? Yes, the Lord of the Rings's second biography was called The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It was a fantasy novel series written by the British R. R. Tolkien. It told the story of the Hobbit and his friends who finally defeated the Lord of the Rings to protect peace and freedom.