The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring this is the second part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.

Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs.

Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

• Part Two of Tolkien’s great masterwork, one of the greatest works of imaginative fiction in the English language

• Brings the eyecatching and iconic black covers, which were based on Tolkien’s own designs and have been the mainstay of the bestselling A format editions for more than a decade, for the first time on to B format editions.

• Includes the fully corrected and reset text, making this the most definitive paperback version of Tolkien’s The Return of the King.

• More than 15 million people in the UK saw 'The Lord of the Rings' films

• Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY set to be a major motion picture event in 2012