The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings)

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0007171994 / ISBN 13: 9780007171996

Published by HarperCollins, 2003

About this Item

Near fine condition. HarperCollins, 2003. First edition-first printing of this Film tie-in edition (1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Small format paperback (small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w maps. Nice and clean pages with two small marks, nicks and slightly yellow on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages. 568pp including Appendices A to F, indexes I to IV, note on the maps. First edition-first printing of this Film tie-in edition. Seller Inventory # 11096

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings", featuring a cover image from the film. Impossible to describe in a few words, Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. This is a reissue celebrating the release of the major motion picture trilogy, incorporating images from the films on the covers. The story focuses on the forces of Gondor and Rohan, which must make a last desperate stand against the monstrous armies of the Dark Lord, Sauron. While good and evil engage in mighty battle, the fate of Middle-earth rests in the hands of two weary hobbits.

From the Back Cover:

THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIG OF OUR TIME

While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he began finally to despair.

THE AWESOME CONCLUSION OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS, BELOVED BY MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD.