Suppose "The Lord of the Rings"<br>The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J.R.R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work.
Can we infer that "The Hobbit is a sequel to The Lord of the Rings"? Yes, no, or maybe?