Ahh, the precious… Andy Serkis has recorded a new unabridged audiobook of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

The announcement of this new version comes after Serkis did a marathon reading of The Hobbit for charity back in May. For this new audiobook, Serkis is donating his payment to the Disasters Emergency Committee, and Harper Collins UK is matching it.

The 7 hour 40-minute audiobook will be released in September.

We are delighted to announce the release of a brand-new audiobook of The Hobbit, read by @andyserkis!

Listen to an extract from this magical recording, and pre-order here: https://t.co/MhvQ2ZhEZx pic.twitter.com/ahBT4azXZ6

— HarperCollinsUK (@HarperCollinsUK) July 2, 2020