By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.Ĭoncluding the story of The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkiens epic master piece. JRR Tolkiens great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction.

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. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. 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. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring 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. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.īuilding the story begun in The Hobbit and continuing the adventures of The Fellowship of the Ring, this is the second part of Tolkiens epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring the definitive text, hyperlinked footnotes and page references, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Tolkiens great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.J.R.R.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring ' the ring that rules them all which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power ' the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on a journey ' there and back again.' They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.Ĭontinuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkiens epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring the definitive text and a detailed map of Middle-earth. This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit hole in bag End.

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