The Lord of the Rings 2

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The Lord of the Rings saga continues in The Two Towers,the second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure.

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

Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

“Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and creatures, from the beauty of Lothlórien to the horror of Mordor.”—Sunday Telegraph

Contents

BOOK THREE

Chapter One: The Departure of Boromir

Chapter Two: The Riders of Rohan

Chapter Three: The Uruk-Hai 

Chapter Four: Treebeard 

Chapter Five: The White Rider 

Chapter Six: The King of the Golden Hall

Chapter Seven: Helm’s Deep 

Chapter Eight: The Road to lsengard

Chapter Nine: Flotsam and Jetsam

Chapter Ten: The Voice of Saruman

Chapter Eleven: The Palantir 

BOOK FOUR

Chapter One: The Taming of Smeagol

Chapter Two: The Passage of the Marshes

Chapter Three: The Black Gate is Closed

Chapter Four: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

Chapter Five: The Window on the West

Chapter Six: The Forbidden Pool 

Chapter Seven: Journey to the Cross-Roads

Chapter Eight: The Stairs of Cirith Ungol

Chapter Nine: Shelob’s Lair 

Chapter Ten: The Choices of Master Samwise 

Review

“The author has intimate access to an epic tradition of Germanic history, civilized by the gentler genius of modern England.” The New York Times

“Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and new creatures, from the beauty of Lothlorien to the horror of Mordor, adventures to hold us spell-bound, and words of beauty and evocation to bring all vividly before us.” — Sunday Telegraph —

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.