The Lord of the Rings Harry Potter7

Product Description

Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1880 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11
• Format: Box set
• Number of items: 3
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1216 pages

Review
"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." -- Review

Review
"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." (The Nation )

About the Author
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

Alan Lee was born in England in 1947. Inspired by Tolkien's work to pursue his chosen path as an artist of the mythic and fantastic, he has illustrated a wide range of books including Faeries, The Mabinogion, Castles, Merlin Dreams, the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. He is a winner of the Carnegie Medal for his illustrated edition of The Illiad.

Customer Reviews

Definitive edtion of LOTR
This is an amazing edition of The Lord of the Rings. The books are very heavy, printed entirely on acid-free superbright textbook quality paper. The illustrations are beautiful, and seeing elements of Alan Lee's work that were inspirations for the films is always fun.

All told, this is THE collector's edition of the books as it is still three separate volumes (instead of the MASSIVE single edition) yet has all of the illustrations and is printed on very high quality paper.

Is it the most practical for reading? Probably not. I would honestly suggest getting a simple paperback boxed set if you want to be mobile with the books. These books are designed to be the centerpiece of your fantasy section of your library and are of the very highest quality. I would recommend them for someone who is fan of the books and wants to have the best edition to date as part of their library.

Great Bookset
These heavy books were more then worth my money.
If your going to buy all 3 books you best get this set and have discount + a nice box around them for extra protection.

Well, guess I don't have to tell you the story is great with tons of background history in Tolkien's other books if your interested.

Best edition of LOTR there is!
This review is for that of the edition of the book not the writing itself. Or course Tolkien's writing is phenomonal.

This edition has a beautiful case and amazingly illustrated cover protecters. They are all hardcover and are not too heavy. The pages are near tear-proof (of course, not if you try) and are resistant to dirty fingerprints and small bends (if you don't do it on purpose). All in all, this version is quite worth the price.