The War of the Ring

The War of the Ring

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9780261102231
Untertitel:
The History of Middle-Earth 8 - The History of The Lord of the Rings 3
Genre:
Science-Fiction & Fantasy
Autor:
Christopher Tolkien
Herausgeber:
Harpercollins Publishers
Anzahl Seiten:
496
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.09.1992
ISBN:
978-0-261-10223-1

The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Tolkien, Original author J. R. R. Tolkien Klappentext 'The War of the Ring' takes up the story of 'The Lord of the Rings' with the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantir bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story ('I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien'). The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob's Lair. Zusammenfassung The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings! an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.

Autorentext
Christopher Tolkien, Original author J. R. R. Tolkien

Klappentext
'The War of the Ring' takes up the story of 'The Lord of the Rings' with the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantir bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story ('I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien').The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob's Lair.

Zusammenfassung
The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.


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