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The War of the Ring

The History of Middle-earth #8 / 12
by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
The War of the Ring (The History of Middle-earth #8) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
★ 7.34 / 3

The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.

The War of the Ring takes up the story of The Lord of the Rings 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. The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob’s Lair.

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Category: Fantasy, Non-fiction, Middle-earth
Release date: 1990
J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon 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.

Tolkien is the creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

The History of Middle-earth

Series contains 12 primary works and has 12 total works. Current series reading order on below.

Related series The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions)

The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-earth #1)
★ 7.00 / 9
The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-earth #2)
★ 7.34 / 6
The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle-earth #3)
★ 7.34 / 3
The Shaping of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth #4)
★ 7.50 / 4
The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle-earth #5)
★ 7.34 / 3
The Return of the Shadow (The History of Middle-earth #6)
★ 7.20 / 5
The Treason of Isengard (The History of Middle-earth #7)
★ 7.34 / 3
The War of the Ring (The History of Middle-earth #8)
★ 7.34 / 3
Sauron Defeated (The History of Middle-earth #9)
★ 7.00 / 2
Morgoth's Ring (The History of Middle-earth #10)
★ 8.00 / 1
The War of the Jewels (The History of Middle-earth #11)
★ 8.00 / 1
The Peoples of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth #12)
★ 7.50 / 4


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