The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3)
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Publishing Details
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3)
By (Author) J. R. R. Tolkien
Book 3
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
20th April 2020
16th April 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.912
Physical Properties
Paperback
464
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
320g
Description
The third part of J.R.R. Tolkiens epic adventure
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.
The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkiens classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
Reviews
The story moves on with a tremendous narrative rush to its climax extraordinary imaginative work, part saga, part allegory, and wholly exciting.
The Times
A triumphant close a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.
Sunday Telegraph
His astonishing inventiveness remains to the end and is continued in a series of appendices.;
The Guardian
Author Bio
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
