num_pages: 352
description: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780395489338.In celebration of The Hobbit's fiftieth anniversary, the authoratative edition of its stirring sequel, The Lord of the Rings, is elegantly presented in hardcover, uniform edition. In the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, 111-year-old Bilbo Baggins (hero of The Hobbit) passed along his magical ring to his orphaned nephew, Frodo - unwittingly setting its original owner, the hrrible Gollum, on his trail). Lest the ring fall into evil hands, Frodo sought to destroy it at the Mountain of Fire in the enemy land of Mordor. He convened the Companions of the Ring to carry out this perilous mission, but his brave band has been scattered, beset by orc soldiers, and in the Second Part, as "the great Darkness" descends, Frodo himself has mysteriously disappeared.--back cover
language: English
title: The Two Towers
titlecomplete: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
characters: Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Éowyn, Eriol, Elrond Half-elven, Saruman, Legolas, Gimli, Gollum, Peregrin Took, Boromir, Rúmil, Faramir, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Arwen Undómiel, Éomer, Gandalf, Sam Gamgee, Aragorn, Galadriel, Treebeard
genres: Audiobook, High Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 922124
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company