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Loading... The Return of the King (1955)by J. R. R. Tolkien
  
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 Nobody seems to have a moderate opinion: either, like myself, people find it a masterpiece of its genre or they cannot abide it . . . The demands made on the writer's powers in an epic as long as 'The Lord of the Rings' are enormous . . . but I can only say that Mr. Tolkien has proved equal to them. Is contained inThe Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings and The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 3 Volumes boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien ContainsThe War of the Ring: Being the Fifth Book of the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien The End of the Third Age: Being the Sixth Book of the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Has the adaptationThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003 film] by Peter Jackson The Return of the King [1980 TV movie] by Arthur Jr. Rankin The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (BBC Audio Collection) by J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired
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The prequel to The Lord of the Rings—The Hobbit—is now a major motion picture directed by Peter Jackson
THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME
While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron’s power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of all the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair.
The awesome conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, beloved by millions of readers around the world.
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While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom, but the way was impossibly hard and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he began finally to despair.… (more)
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