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The Two Towers

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Author(s):J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):Walter Lorraine
Publisher(s): Houghton Mifflin Company
Year Published: 1954
Type: Hardcover
Genre: British
Epic
Fantasy - English
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 352
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
ISBN-10: 0-618-00223-5

Description

The members of the Fellowship of the Ring are scattered as the forces of Mordor and Isengard put forth their power.

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Other Editions

The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)

As war clouds gather over Middle-Earth, hobbits, elves, men and a wizard gather to plan their response.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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The Return of the King (1955)

In the final book of the Lord of the Rings, Bilbo reaches Mount Doom and the armies of the West confront Sauron.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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The Lord of the Rings (1963)

This was a deluxe edition issued in a publisher’s slipcase with a tryptych illlustration by Pauline Baynes.

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
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The Lord of the Rings (1968)

This was the first one-volume paperback edition.

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
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The Fellowship of the Ring (1981)

Elves, dwarves, men and not least, hobbits, join in the perilous quest to destroy the one ring, source of the dark lord’s power.

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
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The Hobbit (1981)

Having been retained as a burglar by a group of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins sets out one fine spring day for the Lonely Mountain.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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The Return of the King (1981)

In part three of The Lord of the Rings, the final battle between the West and Sauron takes place as Bilbo nears the crack on Mount Doom.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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The Two Towers (1999)

In volume two of The Lord of the Rings, the fellowship is sundered. Frodo, Sam and Gollum to Mordor, Merry and Pippin to Isengard and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to Rohan.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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