The Two Towers

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J.R.R. Tolkien

The middle novel in The Lord of the Rings—the greatest fantasy epic of all time—which began in The Fellowship of the Ring, and which reaches its magnificent climax in The Return of the King.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThe Fellowship is scattered. Some brace hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Others must contend with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the One Ring, ruler of the accursed Rings of Power, to be destroyed in Mordor, the dark realm where Sauron is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and obsessive slave to the corruption of the Ring.

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Author

J.R.R. Tolkien

Pages

416

Publisher

Random House Worlds

Published Date

1986-08-12

ISBN

0345339711 9780345339713

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"I'd start with fellowship if you haven't read that it's the first book but by far one of the most epic fantasies to date."

Matt Crook

"The Return of The King is my favorite in the trilogy."

Anthony Chavez

"Classic"

K The Grey

"Same, the first one introduces you to the magic in Tolkien's world, it's hard to beat that."

Jacqueline Kastil

"Uhh probably The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis or Battle Royale by Koushun Takami"

Liam Hollands

"I made sure to read the books before the movies came out. As well as I liked the movies, and I did watched them a few times each over the years, there's just so much the movies didn't capture. I'd say yeah I prefer the the books. But the movies do a good job and they're much less of a commitment. But if you have the time never read them and enjoyed the film's they are definitely worth a read. IMO"