The Return of the King - (Lord of the Rings) by J R R Tolkien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The final chapter in Tolkien's classic Lord of the Rings saga is available in this new edition, just in time for the theatrical release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, " scheduled for December 2002.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The awesome conclusion to The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which began in <i>The Fellowship of the Ring</i> and <i>The Two Towers</i>.</b> <p/><b>Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's <i>The Great American Read</i></b> <p/> While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of all the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIG OF OUR TIME<P>While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he began finally to despair.<P>THE AWESOME CONCLUSION OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS, BELOVED BY MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"There are very few works of genius in recent literature. This is one."<i>--The Nation</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Ronald Reuel Tolkien</b> was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as <i>The Hobbit </i>and<i> The Lord of the Rings</i>. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one. <p/></p>
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