{"product_id":"the-two-towers-the-lord-of-the-rings-part-two-j-r-r-tolkien-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings: Part Two -- J. R. R. Tolkien, Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe middle novel in The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which began in \u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring, \u003c\/i\u003e and which reaches its magnificent climax in \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fellowship is scattered. Some brace hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Others must contend with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the One Ring, ruler of the accursed Rings of Power, to be destroyed in Mordor, the dark realm where Sauron is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and obsessive slave to the corruption of the Ring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.26w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345339713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5295 \/ Two Towers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1992 pg. 1101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Cover Author Interv\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49507121987812,"sku":"9780345339713","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780345339713.jpg?v=1785052913","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-two-towers-the-lord-of-the-rings-part-two-j-r-r-tolkien-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}