The Return of the King
Subtitle: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
Edition: First Magnum edition, eleventh printing
Series: The Lord of the Rings, #3
Publisher: Methuen Publications
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780458907700
Copyright date: 1966
Description: 'Stand, Men of the West! Stand and wait! This is the hour of doom.'

Thus rang out the words of Gandalf the White in the final great battle against the raging hosts of Mordor.

The Return of The King, the third and last book in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, follows the adventures of the Companions of the Ring•to their thrilling conclusion. The lifting of the siege of Gondor, the battle on the fields of the Pelennor, the marshalling of forces for the final great battle, the rescue of Frodo and his journey to Mount Doom, all play their part in the even- tual fate of the One Ring and the ending of the Third Age of Middle-earth.

This is the only authorized Canadian paperback edition of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, one of the great masterpieces of this century. The tril-ogy is an inspired mythology that comes to life with an enchanting cast of characters and unforgettably moving scenes.