The Return of the King

Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings

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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Return of the King (Paperback, 2005, HarperCollins Publishers)

Paperback

English language

Published Jan. 14, 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-00-720360-4
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OCLC Number:
786195533

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5 stars (1 review)

The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS now fully corrected and revised, in collaboration with Christopher Tolkien, for the 50th anniversary of its first publication.

The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.

The-devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, which includes the Appendices and a revised Index in full. --back cover

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reviewed The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

Still captivating

5 stars

Yes, I liked it. It was really great to revisit the Lord of the Rings books after reading them 20+ years ago.

So, which book is the best. Hmm, I see it as a whole so every book, every volume has its ups and downs - definitely more ups than downs.

I think I liked volume 1 - the beginning - the best. With Volume 3 I thought it would've been perfectly ok to end it with Chapter 4 of Book 6. But it went on and even though I didn't like chapter 8 I think chapter 9 was beautifully written and a very superb ending to an amazing series.

The appendix is absoluetely fascinating, even though I only skimmed it. I had to return the book to the library. The next reader was already waiting.

And where should I go from here? To quote Theoden "This journey is over, …