num_pages: 159
description: The End of the Third Age begins with Sam's rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and gives a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire. The book ends with versions of the hiterto unpublished Epilogue, in which, years after the departure of Bilbo and Frodo from the Grey Havens, Sam attempts to answer his children's questions.This special edition, in which Christopher Tolkine completes his fascinating study of The Lord of the Rings, contains the first section of 
  Sauron Defeated
, the ninth volume of The History of Middle-earth.
language: English
title: The End of the Third Age: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four
titlecomplete: The End of the Third Age: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four (The History of Middle-Earth, #9a)
genres: Fiction, Reference, Books About Books, Adult, Adult Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics
ratings_count: 527
series: The History of The Lord of the Rings
publisher: HarperCollins