{"product_id":"9780008669294","title":"The History Of Middle-earth [Boxed Set 3]: The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring \u0026 Sauron Defeated","description":"Author: J R R Tolkien\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008669294\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 1600 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThird in a series of hardcover boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 3 contains \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Treason of Isengard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Ring\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSauron Defeated\u003c\/em\u003e (Books 6-9 of The History of Middle-earth).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, a fascinating study of Tolkien’s great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Treason of Isengard\u003c\/em\u003e continues the account of the creation of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e started in the earlier volume, tracing the great expansion of the tale into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emergence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe War of the Ring\u003c\/em\u003e takes up the story 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSauron Defeated \u003c\/em\u003ecompletes Christopher Tolkien's fascinating study of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, beginning with Sam’s rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire, with many additional scenes and the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished together for the first time, these four books collect a fascinating period of Christopher Tolkien’s forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on Middle-earth, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46661166039198,"sku":"HPC-9780008669294","price":199.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008669294.jpg?v=1775014164","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008669294","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}