The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3) 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 150 reviews. Product Details: Hardcover: 448 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.66 x 8.99 x 5.96 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; (March 1988) This is the 3rd item in The Lord of the Rings Series.

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Book Description:
The 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.

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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