

<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Concluding the story
begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien^s epic masterpiece, The
Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover image from the film, the
definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. The armies of the Dark
Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves,
Elves, and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and
Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.
The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien^s classic tale of magic and
adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, features the
definitive edition of the text and includes the Appendices and a revised Index
in full. To celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson^s two-part film
adaptation of The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, this third part of
The Lord of the Rings is available for a limited time with an exclusive cover
image from Peter Jackson^s award-winning trilogy.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-IN" lang="EN-US">About the Author</span></b></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-IN" lang="EN-US">J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US"> was born on January 3,
1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He was an English fantasy author and
academic. While teaching at Oxford University, he published the popular fantasy
novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The works have had a
devoted international fan base and have been adapted into award-winning
blockbuster films. He died on September 2, 1973.</span></p>

