Художник: Алан Ли Содержание Книга 1 Thе Fellowship of the Ring "Thе Fellowship of the Ring" is the first part of I R R Tolkien's epic adventure, "The Lord of the Rings" Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth All he ожййщ lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring -the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose Книга 2 The Two Towers "The Two Towers" is the second part of J R R Tolkien's epic adventure, "The Lord of the Rings" 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, Sauron, by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a 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 Ores 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 Книга 3 The Return of the King "The Return of the King" is the third part of J R R Tolkien's epic adventure, "The Lord of the Rings" The Companions of the Ring have becc involved in separate adventures as the с continues Aragorn, revealed as the hid heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan agains the forces of Isengard, and took part in desperate victory of the Hornburg Mei and Pippin, captured by Ores, escaped Fangorn Forest and there encountered Ents Gandalf returned, miraculously, г defeated the evil wizard, Saruman Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring, accompanied by Smeagol - Gollum, still obsessed by his "preciouss" After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive - in the hands of the Ores And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing Иллюстрации Автор Джон Толкиен John Ronald Ruel Tolkien Родился 3 января 1892 года в Блумфонтейне (Южная Африка) в семье переселенцев из Германии; отсюда - несколько необычное третье имя "Ройл" (а вовсе не Руэл, как повелось у нас с чьей-то легкой руки) Окончил Оксфордский университет Принимал участие в.  Составитель:Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002 г Суперобложка, футляр, 1214 стр ISBN 0-00-713658-7 Язык: Английский.