Synopsis Tolkien's masterpiece, and arguably the greatest fantasy work in Western literature, is a massive and complex epic simultaneously about the history of the imaginary kingdom of Middle Earth and the difficult quest of a group of adventurers as they strike out against the dark forces of Sauron, the Dark Lord.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-11-01 | | Editor: | Ian Holm, J. R. R. Tolkien | | Edition Description: | Abridged |
| Size | | Height: | 6.3 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 2.2 in | | Weight: | 24.8 oz |
Publisher's Note JRR Tolkien's masterpiece is finally available on CD. The amazing trilogy of Tolkien's wondrous Middle Earth is presented in a stunning dramatization from the BBC- complete with original music and sound effects. A must for every Tolkien fan, the beautiful boxed set includes a special brochure and map detailing Middle Earth and its history.
Industry Reviews "The first thing that one asks of an adventure story is that the adventure should be various and exciting; in this respect Mr. Tolkien's invention is unflagging, and, on the primitive level of wanting to know what happens next, 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is a least as good as 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'....Mr. Tolkien is fortunate in possessing an amazing gift for naming and a wonderfully exact eye for description....Lastly, if one is to take a tale of this kind seriously, one must feel that, however superficially unlike the world we live in its characters and events may be, it nevertheless holds up the mirror to the only nature we know, our own; in this, too, Mr Tolkien has succeeded superbly....No fiction I have read in the last five years has given me more joy than 'The Fellowship of the Ring.'" New York Times Book Review - W. H. Auden (10/31/1954)
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