With the rest of the company captured by orcs, Frodo and Sam continue their epic mission in the stunningly realised second chapter of Tolkien's seminal fantasy masterwork.
Building on the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the second part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.
Frodo and the Companions of the Ring 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 Publishers
ISBN: 9780261103580
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 250 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
‘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 ‘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
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Book is great it was a spectacular, heart warming and amazing book
Outstanding sequel. JRR Tolkien is a legend, I doubt that there is a trilogy out there that is better than The LOTR.
Tolkien has written an amazing sequel that little did he know would set the standard for all other fantasy books too come.What else can i say apart from read this or miss out!!!xxx
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