The Return of The King
Subtitle: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
By: J.R.R. Tolkien ; illustrated by Alan Lee.
Contributors: Lee, Alan.
Series: The Lord of the Rings, #3
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston, MA, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1170
ISBN-13: 9780618260553
Copyright date: 1955, 1965, 1966, 1993, 1994. Illustrations 1991
Subjects: Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings.

The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, 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 returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed toward Mordor to destroy the Ring, accompanied by Sméagol---Gollum, still obsessed by his "preciouss." After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive---in the hands of the Orcs. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing.
--jacket flap
Notes: Map on lining pages.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Synopsis; label: Book five
title: Minas Tirith; title: The passing of the grey company; title: The muster of Rohan; title: The siege of Gondor; title: The ride of the Rohirrim; title: The battle of the Pelennor Fields; title: The pyre of Denethor; title: The houses of healing; title: The last debate; title: The black gate opens; label: Book six
title: The tower of Cirith Ungol; title: The land of shadow; title: Mount Doom; title: The field of Cormallen; title: The steward and the king; title: Many partings; title: Homeward bound; title: The scouring of the Shire; title: The Grey havens; label: Appendices; title: Annals of the kings and rulers; title: The Númenorean kings; title: The House of Eorl; title: Durin's folk; title: The tale of years (chronology of the Westlands); title: Family trees (hobbits); title: Calendars; title: Writing and spelling; title: Pronunciation; title: Writing; title: The languages and peoples of the Third Age; title: On translation; label: Indexes; title: Songs and verses; title: Persons, beasts and monsters; title: Places; title: Things