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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Series: The Lord of the Rings (1-3)

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Ten out of ten.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. ( )
  theboylatham | Jan 25, 2010 |
The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2001)
  allin1 | Jan 17, 2010 |
The Fellowship Of the Ring

I originally read this in a beaten up one volume version of my
father's. My three volume collection is now beaten up, covered in
contact, and has the odd twistie stain from reading it as a kid.

The story starts slowly, as a bunch of the short hairy guys
procrastinate about when to leave the comfortable and bucolic existence
they live in the shire.

They almost leave it too late, and hence get into a lot of trouble on their journey as a result.

4.5 out of 5

The Two Towers

Greed, betrayal, infighting, and indecision have led the Fellowship of
the Ring to break up. Gandalf has fallen, and Boromir is dead. The rest
of the party is split in two, as Frodo sneaks off with Sam, to go to
Mordor, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue the Orcs that have
abducted the other two hobbits.

A lot of breaking stuff, fighting and sneaking to be found here.

It ends in a cliffhanger.

4.5 out of 5

The Return Of the King

While Tolkien's epic has its obvious flaws : the blatant racism, simplistic politics and superiority of Westerners he beats you over the head with, the wonderful setting is not to be denied.

Pitched battle as decoy is not too bad a stunt either, as they try and given Sam and Frodo more time to destroy the One Ring.

After this, the repercussions of this war for Middle-Earth are felt closer to home for the four fuzzy short guys.

4 out of 5

5 out of 5 (1 star for georestrictions)

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2010/01... ( )
1 vote bluetyson | Jan 16, 2010 |
There's nothing that hasn't already been said about this fantastic. This is the start of a genre against which all works of fantasy are measured. ( )
1 vote nEtVolution | Jan 15, 2010 |
There's nothing that hasn't already been said about this fantastic. This is the start of a genre against which all works of fantasy are measured. ( )
  nEtVolution | Jan 15, 2010 |
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Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
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When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.
Quotations
I regret to announce that—though, as I said, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you—this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE!
The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far away the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too quick to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
Health and hope grew strong in them, and they were content with each good day as it came, taking pleasure in every meal, and in every word and song.
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Includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618640150, Paperback)

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

This new edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and, for the first time, an extensive new index.

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.

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