The Return of the King
Subtitle: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
Edition: Movie Tie-In Edition
Series: Lord of the Rings (3)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780618129119
Copyright date: 1994
Description: As 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
Notes: Date on back cover.