A special unjacketed hardback edition of the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece,The Lord of the Rings. This edition features the complete story with a unique cover design embellished with silver foil and the iconic maps appearing in red and black as endpapers.
The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn,revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West,joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard,and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin,captured by orcs,escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents.
Gandalf returned,miraculously,and defeated the evil wizard,Saruman. Meanwhile,Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring,accompanied by Smeagol - Gollum,still obsessed by his'preciouss'. After a battle with the giant spider,Shelob,Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive - in the hands of the orcs. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008567149Number of pages: 448Weight: 540 gDimensions: 222 x 141 x 40 mmEdition: Special Collector's edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
'The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.'- Sunday Times
'A story magnificently told,with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.'- New Statesman
'Masterpiece Oh yes,I've no doubt about that.'- Evening Standard
'Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.'- Sunday Telegraph
'Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.'- C.S. Lewis
J. R. R. Tolkien
A legendary fantasy writer best known as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction asThe Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings,The SilmarillionandThe Children of Hurin.
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