FROM THE PUBLISHER

As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, Aragorn is revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient kings. Gandalf miraculously returns and defeats the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam leaves his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive -- in the hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing -- and the One Ring comes ever closer to the Cracks of Doom.

FROM THE CRITICS

New York Times

An extraordinary work—pure excitement...

C.S. Lewis

Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron..

Time Magazine

One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature.

Newsweek

A remarkable book.

Nation