Mass Market Paperback

English language

Published Sept. 28, 1973 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-23510-7
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OCLC Number:
31385993

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The Fellowship of the Ring—the first volume in the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings"—tells of the fateful power of the One Ring, and begins the magnificent tale of adventure which is continued in The Two Towers and reaches its mighty climax in The Return of The King. --back cover

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4 stars

"The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien continues the rich, epic journey of "The Fellowship of the Ring," raising the stakes and plunging the heroes deeper into the fight for the fate of Middle Earth. This second volume is filled with memorable characters, rich landscapes, and poetic passages that shines through a somewhat odd and disjointed structure.

In this volume, the Fellowship splits into two parts. Book Three follows Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli as they chase after Merry and Pippin, kidnapped by Orcs and Urukai from Isengard, into Rohan, a fiercely independent kingdom under attack from Saurman. Book Four follows on parallel the story of Frodo and Sam as they move closer to Mordor to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom and along the way, they encounter a malevolent character lurking the shadows.

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