Lord of the Rings, the Review
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Of course I will not regurgitate the sweet plot of J.R.R. Tolkien's great novels, The Lord of the Rings. If there's any criticism it's that the volume does not have The Hobbit, but that's a minor quibble.
But why get this book?
Unlike the little paperbacks, this thick volume not only has all three books into one volume, it has large type and holds easily in the hands. After you have visited the Two Towers and have scoured the Shire, it's time to dive into the Appendices.
Wow, this a great! Tolkien clearly put a lot of work into creating this world of fantasy. We have the legends and history and lore of Middle Earth, starting with the Annals of the Kings and Rulers, the Numenorean Kings, the Heirs of Isildur and the Kings of the Mark (and so on, and so on).
Drooling yet?
There is a chronology of events in the later appendices which makes a reread of the stories make more sense (at least for me). A brief mention of The First Age, the dark years of the Second Age, and a thorough working of the Third Age -- it's as if this world actually existed, complete with its own history and events.
Turn the page and observe the genealogy of the Baggins of Hobbiton, Brandybuck of Buckland, what a Shire Calendar looks like and how to work out the dates, the pronunciation of words and names, writings and spelling. Heck, learn the "Feanorian" alphabet!
A complete index of all three novels, including the songs and verses, the first lines of the songs and verses, references for all persons, beasts and monsters and so on.
You get the idea. Extensive!
The book was printed at the time of the Peter Jackson films and so will have photos and the New Line Cinema logo on the cover.
Reread Tolkien's masterpiece all in one easy-to-read volume.
Recommended!
Lord of the Rings, the Overview
All three parts of the epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings' in one paperback. Features brand new packaging, the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power -- the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. 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. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Since it was first published in 1954, 'The Lord of the Rings' has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Now, to coincide with the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Hurin, the definitive 50th Anniversary text, fully restored with almost 400 corrections -- with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien -- is reissued with a striking new cover.
Lord of the Rings, the Specifications
A Christian can almost be forgiven for not reading the Bible, 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
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