Large print hardback edition of the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure,The Lord of the Rings.
This large print edition tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring,who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard,Gandalf,in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros,Boromir,seduced by the power of the Ring,tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs.
Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone,that is,save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008108304Number of pages: 452Weight: 270 gDimensions: 234 x 153 x 28 mmEdition: Large type edition
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'An extraordinary book. It deals with a stupendous theme. It leads us through a succession of strange and astonishing episodes,some of them magnificent,in a region where everything is invented,forest,moor,river,wilderness,town and the races which inhabit them.'The Observer
'Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.'Sunday Telegraph
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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