The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) List Price: $22.00 Price: $15.40 You Save: $6.60 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25 Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 based on 8 reviews. Product Details: Hardcover: 352 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.46 x 8.98 x 6.04 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; 2nd edition (March 1988)

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Book Description:
The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his 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 a battle in the Mines of Moria. And 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 was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

About the Author:
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

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