The war of the ring
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Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
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Book
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476 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
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The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The War of the Ring takes up the story of The Lord of the Rings with the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob's Lair. - The third part of the account of the writing of the 'Book of the Century' - Features many alternative scenes not in The Lord of the Rings - Peter Jackson's multi-million dollar film trilogy will ensure maximum attention on all of Tolkien's works - Brand new eye-catching package to complement the popular new 'black covers' of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion andd Unfinished Tales Competition: A;Game of Thrones;Song of Ice and Fire;The;Witcher;Chronicles of Narnia;His Dark Materials;Hunger Games;Shadow and bone;artemis fowl;dune;dragon rider. by;George R R Martin;Ursula K Le Guin;C S Lewis;Philip Pullman;Neil Gaiman;J K Rowling;Suzanne Collins;Margaret Atwood;Alan Lee;Christopher Tolkien

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ISBN:
039556008X, 0618083596

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At head of title: J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Includes index.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Tolkien, C., & Tolkien, J. R. R. (1990). The war of the ring. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tolkien, Christopher and J. R. R. 1892-1973. Tolkien. 1990. The War of the Ring. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tolkien, Christopher and J. R. R. 1892-1973. Tolkien, The War of the Ring. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Tolkien, Christopher, and J. R. R Tolkien. The War of the Ring. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.

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