The Lord of the Rings: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit | all three parts of the epic masterpiece | The Lord of the Rings | in one paperback. Features the definitive edition of the text | fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps | and a revised and expanded index.Sauron | the Dark Lord | has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit | Bilbo Baggins.In a sleepy village in the Shire | young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task | as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom | deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.Since it was first published in 1954 | The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness | its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike.This single-volume paperback edition is the definitive text | fully restored with almost 400 corrections – with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien – and features a striking new cover.