| The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings Contributor(s): Tolkien, J. R. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395489334 ISBN-13: 9780395489338 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1988 Annotation: In the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, 111-year-old Bilbo Baggins (hero of The Hobbit) passed along his magical ring to his orphaned nephew, Frodo--unwittingly setting its original owner, the horrible Gollum, on his trail. Lest the ring fall into evil hands, Frodo sought to destroy it at the Mountain of Fire in the enemy land of Mordor. He convened the Companions of the Ring to carry out this perilous mission, but his brave band has been scattered, beset by orc-soldiers, and in the Second Part, as 'the great Darkness' descends, Frodo himself has mysteriously disappeared. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 88195969 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Series: Lord of the Rings |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5295 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his 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. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tolkien, J. R. R.: - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. |