The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Author: J.R.R. TolkienEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Box set
Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN: 0618346244
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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- ISBN13: 9780618346240
- Condition: NEW
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Book Reviews of The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set
Book Review: LOTR trilogy -- Kindle Edition
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the Trilogy for the depth of beauty in the writing, the history, the created languages -- everything about this is wonderful. But I am not writing to review the book. I wanted to say that whatever problems the kindle edition had, they seem to be corrected. Have not noticed any typographical errors or problems with runes, elven speech etc. It all seems perfect to me. The map of Middle Earth is a bit small, but maybe it is best viewed on a pc instead of the kindle anyway. The map is divided into 4 parts, so you can see each quadrant separately. That helps. If you love LOTR, it is great to have it on your kindle for those moments when you have to relive the meeting with Galadriel, the battle at the gates of Mordor etc.
Summary of The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set
Three-volume paperback edition featuring cover art from the film.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 still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared 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.
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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