The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) - J.R.R. Tolkien

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Manufacturer : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Release date : 5 June 2007
ISBN-10 : 0261103253 | ISBN-13 : 9780261103252

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A Christian can be forgiven for not reading the Bible--heck, it's a pretty big book after all. But there's no salvation for a fantasy fan who hasn't read the gospel of the genre, J.R.R. Tolkien's definitive three-book epic, The Lord of the Rings (encompassing The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the A Christian can be forgiven for not reading the Bible--heck, it's a pretty big book after all. But there's no salvation for a fantasy fan who hasn't read the gospel of the genre, J.R.R. Tolkien's definitive three-book epic, The Lord of the Rings (encompassing The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King), and its charming precursor, The Hobbit. That many (if not most) fantasy works are in some way derivative of Tolkien is understood, but the influence of The Lord of the Rings is so universal that everybody from George Lucas to Led Zeppelin has appropriated it for one purpose or another.

Not just revolutionary because it was groundbreaking, The Lord of the Rings is timeless because it's the product of a truly top-shelf mind. Tolkien was a distinguished linguist and Oxford scholar of dead languages, with strong ideas about the importance of myth and story and a deep appreciation of nature. His epic, 10 years in the making, recounts the Great War of the Ring and the closing of Middle-Earth's Third Age, a time when magic begins to fade from the world and men rise to dominance. Tolkien carefully details this transition with tremendous skill and love, creating in The Lord of the Rings a universal and all-embracing tale, a justly celebrated classic. --Paul Hughes, Amazon.com ... (more) (less)

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Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 18 5:36

Darkness fills Middle Earth - all Sauron needs for total power is the one ring. Meanwhile, in the tiny and insignificant Shire, a young Hobbit finds himself entrusted with the task of making a perilous journey into the heart of Sauron's realm and destroying the ring.

Filled with acts of bravery, magic and myth - it's rightly considered one of the best books ever written.

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