The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0618260293 / ISBN 13: 9780618260294

Published by Mariner Books, 2002

About this Item

2002 Houghton Mifflin, first printing with complete number line (10-1). No marks or flaws of any kind. Fine in slipcase. Orders shipped promptly in sturdy packaging. Unconditional return policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618260293
• ISBN 13: 9780618260294
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Like New

About this title

Synopsis

Three-volume paperback edition featuring cover art from the film.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

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.