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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Asimov's original Foundation trilogy is actually a group of novellas that were packaged as a trilogy for the connivance of the publisher. The LOTR's trilogy was actually a single book that was broken into three parts for the publisher.
So, should they be considered a single book rather than a series?
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In the case of LOTR, yes, unquestionably. If you read the "Note on the Text" which appears at the start of every modern edition of LOTR it will tell you quite categorically that it's NOT a trilogy, but a single book.