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Uniform forest green leather bindings, distinct cover designs with decorations. **hubbed spine, bound in premium full leathers; **distinctive cover design, beautiful illustrations; **handsome, readable typefaces, permanent satin ribbon page marker; **elegant gilded page edges, endsheets of patterned paper; **thread-sewn pages for durability and strength, long-lasting high quality, acid-neutral paper. LIST OF TITLES: a series in 6 volumes: 1. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: being the first part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 2. THE TWO TOWERS: being the second part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 3. THE RETURN OF THE KING: being the third part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 4. THE BOOK OF LOST TALES, PART ONE, edited by Christopher Tolkien. 5. THE BOOK OF LOST TALES, PART TWO, edited by Christopher Tolkien. 6. UNFINISHED TALES OF NUMENOR AND MIDDLE EARTH, edited with introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien.

Book One: The Fellowship of the Ring The story begins in the Shire, a peaceful region where Frodo Baggins inherits a mysterious ring from his uncle, Bilbo. Gandalf the wizard discovers the ring is the One Ring, forged by the dark lord Sauron to dominate Middle-earth. Frodo is tasked with taking the ring to Rivendell, where a council forms the Fellowship: Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Together, they set out to destroy the ring in Mount Doom, the only place it can be unmade. Their journey is fraught with peril, and the Fellowship eventually splinters when Boromir succumbs to the ring's temptation, and Frodo decides to continue the quest with Sam. Book Two: The Two Towers The narrative follows two main threads. Frodo and Sam traverse the dangerous lands toward Mordor, guided by Gollum, a former ring-bearer corrupted by the ring's power. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue the orcs who have kidnapped Merry and Pippin. The hobbits escape and find themselves in the ancient forest of Fangorn, where they encounter Treebeard the Ent. Gandalf, reborn as Gandalf the White, reunites with the group. The novel climaxes with battles at Helm's Deep and Isengard, and Frodo's capture by orcs after being betrayed by Gollum. Book Three: The Return of the King Aragorn claims his destiny as the true king of Gondor, leading forces against Sauron's armies. Frodo and Sam, enduring immense hardship, infiltrate Mordor and destroy the ring, aided unwittingly by Gollum. Sauron’s power collapses, peace returns, and Aragorn is crowned. Frodo, burdened by his trauma, sails to the Undying Lands with Bilbo, Gandalf, and the elves, leaving Sam to carry on in the Shire.