The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set
Picking up where The Hobbit left off, this handsome three-volume boxed set presents Tolkien's sweeping epic in a striking edition featuring black covers drawn from the author's own design, the authoritative text, and three detailed maps, including a full rendering of Middle-earth. Sauron, the brooding Dark Lord, has gathered the Rings of Power to himself, each one a tool for total dominion over Middle-earth. One thing still eludes him: the Ring above all others, the one that commands the rest, which has quietly found its way to an unassuming hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. When Bilbo passes it on to his young cousin Frodo, a very ordinary life in a very quiet corner of the Shire is turned on its head. What follows is a perilous crossing of Middle-earth, with Frodo carrying a burden far heavier than its size suggests, bound for the Cracks of Doom and a destiny he never asked for. First published in 1954, this story has stayed with readers across generations. It's rich with wonder, strange beauty, and a sense of deep myth that lingers long after the final page. Few works of fantasy have earned quite this level of lasting devotion, and it's not hard to see why.
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
- Publisher: Harpercollins
- Genre: Mythology & Folklore
- ISBN: 978-0261102385
- Pages: 1216 pages