Ringbearer: Invincible King: Invincible King

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: A top-selling fantasy classic of the 20th century! It is the most successful, influential, and widely sold literary work in the Anglo-American literary world, translated into over 40 languages, with over 200 million readers worldwide, and sales exceeding 90 million copies! Fantasy literature is a unique genre in Western literature, always having a broad readership. The epic fantasy masterpiece The Lord of the Rings has been voted by readers as one of the greatest books of the 20th century multiple times. It is also known to those familiar with the book as the "Western Journey to the West." This set consists of three parts: Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 2: The Two Towers, Part 3: The Return of the King. This set is a hardcover version, which was ranked as the top choice by readers of Britain's largest bookstore chain, Waterstone, in the list of "The 100 Books That Represent the 20th Century." The story is told by Frodo, the bearer of the One Ring. Unaware of its true nature, he inherits the ring and discovers that it is the key to the Dark Lord's delayed rule over the world. He is also caught in the struggle between good and evil. After many twists and turns, he learns that he must carry the One Ring deep into the land of the Dark Lord to destroy the source of all evil in the fires of Mount Doom. Thus, under the leadership of the wizard Gandalf, an expeditionary force is formed by elves, dwarves, hobbits, rangers, and men to protect Frodo to the lair of the Dark Lord.