ISBN |
9780358380252 (paperback) |
Name |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 author. |
Title |
The return of the king / J.R.R. Tolkien. |
Edition |
Second Mariner Books edition. |
Published |
Boston ; New York : Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. |
©1994 |
Description |
xii, pages 929-1439 : maps ; 20 cm. |
Notes |
"Being the third part of The Lord of the rings." --Title page. |
Pagination continues on from The two towers. |
Includes index. |
Summary |
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. |
Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9. |
Subjects |
Baggins, Frodo -- Fiction |
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction |
Hobbits (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction |
Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction |
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction |
Wizards -- Fiction |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9 |
Genre |
Fantasy fiction |
Action and adventure fiction |
Series |
Lord of the rings 03. |
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