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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100618260552
ISBN-139780618260553
eBay Product ID (ePID)2305849
Product Key Features
Book TitleReturn of the King : Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFantasy / Wizards & Witches, Literary, Fantasy / Epic, Media Tie-In
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Fiction
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
Book SeriesThe Lord of the Rings Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight53.2 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width1.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-542567
Reviews"A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force." -- Daily Telegraph "An impressive achievement, unique among the imaginative works of our times." The New York Herald-Tribune --, "A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force." -- Daily Telegraph (UK) "An impressive achievement, unique among the imaginative works of our times." -- New York Herald-Tribune, "A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force." -- Daily Telegraph "An impressive achievement, unique among the imaginative works of our times." The New York Herald-Tribune
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromNinth Grade
Series Volume Number3
Number of Volumes3 vols.
Dewey Decimal823/.912
SynopsisThe standard harcover edition of the concluding volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map and extensive appendices. As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive -- now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom., The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Beautifully illustrated by renowned Tolkien artist Alan Lee, this jacketed hardcover edition of The Return of the King is replete with map endpapers, a large fold-out map, and extensive appendices. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive--now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.