The Fellowship of the Ring - (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>Frodo Baggins, bearer of the Ring of Power that would enable the evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth, takes on the task of carrying the Ring to Mount Doom to oversee its destruction. Just in time for the major motion picture release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, " starring Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, and Liv Tyler, scheduled for release in theaters in December 2002.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The opening novel of The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which continues in <i>The Two Towers </i>and<i> The Return of the King</i>.</b> <p/><b>Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's <i>The Great American Read</i></b> <p/> The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears--the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME<P>The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths were searching for a hobbit. Frodo Baggins knew they were seeking him and the Ring he bore -- the Ring of Power that would enable evil Sauron to destroy all that was good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it could be destroyed -- Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's dark kingdom.<P>THUS BEGINS J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S CLASSIC THE LORD OF THE RINGS, WHICH CONTINUES IN THE TWO TOWERS AND THE RETURN OF THE KING.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Filled with marvels and strange terrors . . . an extraordinary, distinguished piece of work."<i>--New York Herald Tribune</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><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> </i>The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
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