num_pages: 1137
description: One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind themAs the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive -- now in the foul hands of the Orcs.  And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.--back cover
language: English
title: The Return of the King
titlecomplete: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
characters: Aragorn, Peregrin Took, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Gimli, Arwen Undómiel, Gollum, Sam Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Saruman, Éowyn, Éomer, Elrond Half-elven, Faramir, Frodo Baggins, Legolas, Galadriel
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Audiobook, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 857951
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
publisher: Houghton Mifflin