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The Return of the King: Part III of The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
 

The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)

by J. R. R. Tolkien

THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME

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... (more)

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  • Rated 5 stars

“What can you say about the Lord of the Rings. I've read the books around a dozen times, starting in the 70's and have watched the movies at least 5 times. It just gets better and better. One of the best books of the twentieth century.”

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  • Arathi M

    arathi m said:

    “Great book ... though at times it starts dragging a bit ....”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008
  • Selina C

    selina c said:

    “As a female I just wish there were more female characters in LOTR. Does anyone feel the same way? I suppose it is of it's time, and it after all it is basically about WAR but still it just seems women are invisible in this novel, apart from Galadriel and that Elf..can't remember her name.. would we have ruined the fantasy?”

    posted Thursday, June 12 2008 ( | view 4 replies )
  • mom h

    mom h said:

    “Has anyone read the whole series? Was it as good as the movies?”

    posted Thursday, June 12 2008 ( | view 4 replies )
  • Krishna N

    krishna n said:

    “As far as fav charecters are concerned i think aragorn
    really gets the top vote!”

    posted Tuesday, April 22 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Hari

    hari said:

    “Fantasy???
    this is vere it all started....and verever fantasy goes, LotR will always be remembered as the greatest of them all”

    posted Wednesday, December 26 2007 ( | view 1 reply )

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