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- Language
- English
- Published in
- Publisher
- Grafton
- Pages
- 1200
- ISBN
- 9780586218693
This journey draws him into a grand conflict alongside a diverse fellowship of companions, including wizards, elves, dwarves, and men, each facing their own trials and temptations. As their paths diverge, the fate of Middle-earth rests on courage, loyalty, and the resilience of unexpected heroes against overwhelming evil. This tale explores themes of power's corrupting influence, the strength of friendship, and the enduring hope found in the smallest deeds. Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted world where ancient histories, diverse cultures, and epic battles unfold, inviting readers to discover a story that has shaped the landscape of fantasy literature.
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2005 • Houghton Mifflin
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Other editions
El señor de los anillos
2019 • Minotauro
Spanish
El Señor de Los Anillos (Ne). Ilustrado Por Alan Lee
2023 • Planeta Publishing Corporation
Spanish
O Senhor dos Aneis - Edição de Colecionador com Ilustrações de Alan Lee
Alovzi
Portuguese
The Lord of the Rings
2005 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord of the Rings
2005 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord Of The Rings: 50th Anniversary Edition
2004 • William Morrow
English
The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary Edition
1981 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary Collection
1980 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
Der Herr der Ringe Die Wiederkehr des Königs / gelesen von Gert Heidenreich. Teil 3
2007 • Der Hörverl.
German
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2002 • Harpercollins Pub Ltd
English
In de ban van de ring
2000 • Het Spectrum
Dutch
In de ban van de ring
1986 • Het Spectrum
Dutch
The Lord of the Rings 3-Book Paperback Box Set
2020 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
The Lord of the Rings
2013 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
English
Der Herr der Ringe.
2003 • Klett-Cotta
German
Der Herr der Ringe
2019 • Klett-Cotta
German
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2016 • Klett-Cotta
German
Der Herr der Ringe
2015 • Klett-Cotta
German
Die Gefährten
2019 • Klett-Cotta
German
Der Herr der Ringe / Lord of the Rings
1979 • Klett-Cotta
German
Senhor Dos Aneis - Volume Unico
2001 • Martins Fontes
Portuguese
The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated by the Author Special Edition
2022 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
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2021 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
English
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2001 • Doubleday Direct
English
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2022 • HarperCollins
English
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1974 • Ballantine Books
English
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2009 • HarperCollins UK
English
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2002 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings Omnibus: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
2012 • Recorded Books, Inc.
English
Lord of the Rings 3-Book Clothbound Special Editions: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers and the Return of the King
2013 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
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1992 • 評論社
Japanese
Fellowship of the Ring
2010 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
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2002 • HarperCollins Canada, Limited
English
The Lord of the Rings
1991 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated
2021 • HarperCollins
English
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French
Le Seigneur des Anneaux (Folio Junior) (French Edition)
2019 • GALLIMARD JEUNE
French
Coffret en 3 volumes : Tome 1, La Communauté de l'Anneau ; Tome 2, Les Deux Tours ; Tome 3, Le Retou
2001 • Editions Gallimard
French
The Lord of the Rings
2003 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2012 • HighBridge Audio
English
The Lord of the Rings
1994 • HarperCollins
English
Lord of the Rings
2009 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
Lord of the Rings
2009 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
The Lord of the Rings Box Set The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, the Return of the King
1988 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord Of The Rings One Volume
2012 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings
2002 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord of the Rings
2014 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
The Lord of the Rings
2005 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
The Lord of the Rings
2012 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
English
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2004 • HarperCollins
English
BOCD The Lord of the Rings
2001 • HighBridge Company
English
The Lord of the Rings
2002 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings
1999 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord of the Rings
2021 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
The Lord of the Rings Book 2 The ring goes south
2001 • Collins
English
The Lord of the Rings
2000 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings
1991 • HarperCollins
English
Lord of Rings-Boxed
1972 • Random House Publishing Group
English
The Lord of the Rings
2021 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
Lord Of The Rings
2009 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
The Lord of the Rings
2002 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2002 • Recorded Books, Inc.
English
The Lord of the Rings
2001 • Listening Library
English
The Lord of the Rings
1978 • Houghton Mifflin Co
English
The Lord of the Rings
1978 • Houghton Mifflin
English
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2002 • HarperCollins
English
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1979 • Unwin Paperbacks
English
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2003 • Houghton Mifflin
English
The Lord of the Rings
2002 • Houghton Mifflin
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Lord of the Rings
2009 • HarperCollins Publishers
English
The Lord of the Rings
2009 • HarperCollins
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The Lord of the Rings
1999 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings
1991 • Houghton Mifflin Company
English
The Lord of the Rings
1999 • Houghton Mifflin Company
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The Two Towers
2002 • HarperCollins
English
The Lord of the Rings (Big Read Little Reads Sampler S.)
2003 • HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
English
Le Chien dans l'Arbre
1978 • French & European Publications, Incorporated
French
The Lord of the Rings (7 Book) Slipcase
2012 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited
English
The Lord of the Rings Book and Bookend Gift Set
2003 • Houghton Mifflin
English
Il signore degli anelli. Trilogia
1997 • Rusconi Libri
Italian
![The Lord of the Rings [BOX SET]](https://images.isbndb.com/covers/26238113482280.jpg)
The Lord of the Rings [BOX SET]
1999 • Harper Collins
English
The Lord of the Rings
2001 • Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
English
The Lord of the Rings (Wood Box Edition)
2012 • HighBridge Audio
English
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy Gift Set
2001 • Recorded Books
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1999 • HarperCollins
English
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1994 • Soundelux Audio Publishing
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1998 • Caedmon
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1992 • HarperCollins
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2001 • HarperCollins
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1996 • HarperCollins
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DOS Torres (Two Towers)
2002 • Minotauro
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1991 • HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
English
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2001 • "Kniga"
Russian
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2010 • Siat Publishing Company
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2000 • Minotauro
Spanish
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2003 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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1988 • Unwin Hyman
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2001 • Houghton Mifflin Company
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German
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The Lord of the Rings (Movie Art Cover)
1994 • Mariner Books
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2001 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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2002 • Houghton Mifflin
English
Władca pierścieni
2012 • Warszawskie Wydawnictwo Literackie MUZA SA
Polish
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1995 • quality paperback book club
English
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Turkish
Le seigneur des anneaux
1995 • BOURGOIS
French
Le Seigneur des Anneaux - Integrale - Complete (French Edition)
2012 • French and European Publications Inc
French
O Senhor dos Anéis - Trilogia - Volume Único (Em Portuguese do Brasil)
2004 • MARTINS FONTES
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1992 • xxx
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1993 • Minotauro
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Polish
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1980 • Minotauro
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2021 • Pocket
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2002 • Minotauro
Spanish
Coffret en 3 volumes : Tome 1, La communauté de l'Anneau ; Tome 2, Les Deux tours ; Tome 3, Le Retou
2002 • Presses Pocket
French
Der Herr der Ringe
2002 • Klett-Cotta
German
Box - Trilogia O Senhor Dos Anéis - 3 Volumes
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Portuguese
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1990 • POCKET
French
Le Seigneur des Anneaux, Intégrale :
2018 • POCKET
French
Il signore degli anelli trilogia
2002 • Bompiani
Italian
O señor dos aneis
2018 • Sushi Books
Galician
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2013 • French and European Publications Inc
French
Der Herr der Ringe
2012 • Klett-Cotta
German
Der Herr der Ringe mit Illustrationen des Autors
2021 • Klett-Cotta
German
Der Herr der Ringe
2007 • Klett-Cotta
German
El señor de los anillos
1983 • Círculo de Lectores
Spanish
La città polifonica Saggio sull'antropologia della comunicazione urbana
2020 • Rogas
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2001 • Slovart
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Il Signore degli anelli. Trilogia
2004 • Bompiani
Italian
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2017 • Bompiani
English
The Lord of the Rings Audio Cassette Performance By BBC
1987 • BBD Audio Publishing
English
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2008 • BBC Audiobooks
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2000 • WSOY
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1993 • Book on Demand Pod
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2009 • Klett-Cotta
German
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Lord of the Rings: One Volume
2013 • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
English
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1999 • BANTAM AUDIO
English
The Lord of the Rings The Trilogy
2002 • BBC Worldwide
English
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2001 • Hör Verlag, München
Their quest leads them to the Elven sanctuary of Rivendell, where a council of the Free Peoples convenes. It is here that the impossible decision is made: the Ring must be destroyed in the very fires where it was forged, deep within Mordor. A Fellowship is formed, a company of nine to stand against the nine Ringwraiths: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, the Elf Legolas, the Dwarf Gimli, Boromir of Gondor, and Aragorn, a Ranger and the hidden heir to the ancient throne of Men. Their path is fraught with peril, from the treacherous passes of the Misty Mountains to the dark, abandoned mines of Moria, where Gandalf confronts a terrifying Balrog and seemingly falls into the abyss.
The Fellowship shatters. Frodo, increasingly burdened by the Ring's corrupting influence, decides to press on to Mordor alone, accompanied only by Sam. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli embark on a desperate pursuit of Merry and Pippin, who have been captured by Saruman's Uruk-hai. Their chase leads them across the plains of Rohan, a land of horse-lords, where they encounter the newly resurrected Gandalf the White, now imbued with greater power and clarity. He guides them to Edoras, freeing King Théoden from Saruman's insidious spell. The forces of Rohan, led by Théoden and Aragorn, prepare for war, making their stand at the ancient fortress of Helm's Deep against Saruman's vast army.
While the war for the West rages, Frodo and Sam, guided by the twisted creature Gollum - a former Ring-bearer whose mind has been warped by its power - continue their arduous journey through the desolate landscapes towards Mordor. Gollum, promising a secret path, leads them into the perilous lair of Shelob, a monstrous spider of ancient evil. Frodo falls prey to her venomous sting, and Sam, believing his master dead, takes up the Ring, his loyalty and courage shining through the despair. Simultaneously, Merry and Pippin, having escaped their captors, find refuge in Fangorn Forest and awaken the ancient, tree-like Ents to war against Saruman, leading to the destruction of Isengard.
The final act of the great drama unfolds as the armies of Sauron march upon Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor. Gandalf and Pippin arrive to find the city under siege, its Steward, Denethor, consumed by despair. Aragorn, embracing his destiny, leads the forces of Men, summoning the spectral Army of the Dead to fulfill an ancient oath and turn the tide of battle. On the blood-soaked fields of Pelennor, the combined might of Gondor and Rohan, with Éowyn, Théoden's niece, striking a decisive blow against the Witch-king of Angmar, defeats Sauron's legions.
Yet, the true hope of Middle-earth rests with the two small hobbits in Mordor. Frodo, weakened and almost completely under the Ring's sway, reaches the Cracks of Doom. In a final, desperate struggle, he succumbs to its power, claiming it for his own. But fate, in the form of Gollum, intervenes. Gollum attacks Frodo, biting off his finger to reclaim his "precious," and in his mad joy, tumbles into the fiery chasm, destroying the One Ring forever. Sauron's power crumbles, and his dark tower collapses.
With the shadow lifted, Aragorn is crowned King of Gondor, ushering in a new age of peace and renewal. The hobbits, though forever changed by their ordeal, return to the Shire, only to find it ravaged by Saruman, who had escaped Isengard. They lead their own rebellion, scouring their homeland clean. Though Middle-earth begins to heal, the wounds of the Ring-quest linger within Frodo. Eventually, he, along with Gandalf, Bilbo, and the remaining Elves, sails from the Grey Havens to the Undying Lands, seeking a final peace beyond the shores of the mortal world, leaving Samwise Gamgee to return to a life of quiet heroism and the promise of a new dawn.
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Readers found the book to be an enjoyable experience overall, with one reviewer specifically stating they liked it. There was also an appreciation for the translator's dedication and effort, recognizing the inherent difficulty of translating such a complex work.
However, a consistent negative point raised by both reviewers was the quality of the translation. One noted that the translation needed repairs in certain sections, while another described it as "awful," finding the original language version easier to read and intending to revisit the book in that format. This indicates that the translation significantly detracted from the reading experience for some.
In conclusion, while the underlying story or content of the book appears to have merit and can be appreciated, the current translated edition seems to suffer from notable quality issues. This book would likely appeal to readers who are very patient with imperfect translations, or ideally, those who are able to read it in its original language to fully appreciate its content without linguistic hindrance.
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