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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3)

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Creator: Rob Inglis
Publisher: Recorded Books
Category: Book

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Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 16
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.3 x 2

ISBN: 0788789848
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
UPC: 807897002427
EAN: 9780788789847
ASIN: 0788789848

Publication Date: June 2001
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Product Description
The climactic volume of the trilogy, wherein the little hobbit and his trusty companions make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron.

Customer Reviews:

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Beautifully wrapped up July 30, 2010
Clarinerd85 (Earth)
I am sorry that this beautiful story has had to come to an end! However, I am also happy to have shared in such an incredible adventure. This final book wraps up the entire story, bringing out the best in each of the characters -- even the not-so-loved ones -- and making you feel as if you are saying good-bye to old friends on the final closing of the back cover. Merry, Pippin, and Sam show their true valor as warriors; Frodo comes out heroic, passing the test of the Ring; Aragorn becomes a kind and wise King of men; and Eowyn becomes a hero in her own right, slaying the Witch King when no man can. The character development is what I love most about the Lord of the Rings trilogy. All the time, they are constantly growing, learning, changing, but what never changes is their love for each other and their purity of heart to do what is right.

My only complaint is that Tolkien can be quite wordy, as is characteristic for authors of his time, so sometimes the story seems to drag. However, if you take your time and truly savor his words, his imagery, the timelessness of the triumph of good over evil, it is well worth the read.

5 out of 5 stars

A Book You Can't Go Wrong Reading June 22, 2010
A super compelling read which finishes beautifully the well reknowned series. For some slow-witted fools, this book is slow paced. This is a fast moving book, yet it still leaves in enough time for great detail and enchanting songs. If you break down the book bit by bit, and anylize it, you'll find that each chapter has a great amount of action. So to all Lord Of The Rings fans, I say HALLELUJA!

3 out of 5 stars

Well... June 14, 2010
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

the book itself is awesome but i hate that people say the lord of the ringsis a trilogy. its six books. trilogy: tri/logy. three books. 3 does not equal 6.

5 out of 5 stars

Love the Charnwood edition! May 18, 2010
R. Scott Frazier (Detroit, MI USA)
I'm on the plus side of 50 and I'm finding it more difficult to see the small print in some books. These Charnwood series of books are just what the doctor ordered for me and those like me.

I recommend this series to everyone that would like to continue reading after they "can't see" any longer,(j/k).

5 out of 5 stars

Review of The Return of the King April 27, 2010
Lydia "The Lost Entwife" (Georgia)
Yup. Still a favorite. There are moments when I read this book where I can hear the call by Theoden as he leads Rohan to Gondors aid. I can smell the ash in Mordor as Frodo and Sam make their way across the barren lands and creep up the side of the mountain.

What is amazing to me is that, for a book that is centered so solely about the Ringbearer and his quest, there is actually not that much time devoted to Frodo and Sam. There is always so much happening, battles and the rallying taking place to get to those battles. But all the while, as I read about these huge scenes and feel the enormity of them, I also feel how closely tied everything is and how small the world is in the sense that if Frodo fails - Middle Earth fails.

I have a few favorite moments in The Return of the King. One the movie did fantastically well, the other was completely ignored by the movie.

The first is, of course, Eowyn's battle with the Lord of the Nazgul. If Middle Earth were a real place, if we were allowed to go there and to live in whichever place we choose I wouldn't choose the peaceful land of the Shire, the cold beauty of Lothlorian or the regal beauty of Minas Tirith. I'd choose Rohan. The strength of character in the men there is apparent even through the treachery of Wormtongue. (And I have to admit having a bit of a crush on Eomer - even more so than on Aragorn). Eowyn facing down the Lord of the Nazgul is such a powerful scene that even as I think back on it, my heart leaps into my throat and I feel a thrill from my head to the very tips of my toes.

And my second favorite moment in this book is the Hobbits return to the Shire. I love feeling the confidence that they themselves feel and enjoy watching them take their newfound knowledge, skill and judgment and show themselves to be the worthy Hobbits they are. And there's something just.. satisfying about seeing their enemy reduced to what he is.

I seriously could go on and on about this book and how fantastic it is. I know I've seen some comments from folks who have not read the trilogy informing me that they haven't read it because it intimidates them. Don't let these books intimidate you if you haven't read them. I envy you your chance to explore them for the first time. And if you think you know the story because you've seen the movies - let me assure you that you don't. The level of detail and back-story woven through these books is so complex that the movies, although they were beautiful and well-done, just cannot compare to the original tale put down here by Tolkien.

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