The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings / By J.R.R. Tolkien, Pt. 2) - Softcover

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039527222X ISBN 13: 9780395272220

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (P), 1988

Synopsis

Large print hardback edition of the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, complete with fold-out map.

This large print edition tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who 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.

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Review

‘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

From the Back Cover

This large print edition tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (P)
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039527222X
• ISBN 13: 9780395272220
• Binding: Paperback