false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900367m/77684.jpg 15241 152 The second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings<BR><BR>"Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron." -- C. S. Lewis<BR><BR>"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and new creatures, from the beauty of Lothlorien to the horror of Mordor, adventures to hold us spell-bound, and words of beauty and evocation to bring all vividly before us." --Sunday Telegraph<BR><BR>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them<BR><BR>Frodo and his 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 by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And 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 Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. 2963845 book 1954 The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) total:54473|5:27888|4:17030|3:7560|2:1581|1:414| 54473 233816 62985 1141 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 4 2 false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 05:31:31 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 05:54:56 -0700 2008
The Fellowship has been scattered and three new journeys begin for our band of merry folk. Sam ...more...]]> 481779 078878983X 9780788789830 982 26 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175118751m/481779.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/481779.The_Two_Towers 4 2 false Sat Feb 09 15:20:50 -0800 2008 Sun May 18 20:14:02 -0700 2008 The Silmarillion. These are some additional thoughts on issues taht come up on the books.
On page 277 Tolkien recounts the reforging of Narsil, Aragorn’s sword, which he renames Andruil, Flame of the West. The sword is made by elvish sm...more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 5 1 false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 16:24:17 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 16:25:21 -0800 2009 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 4 2 false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 23 16:33:11 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 16:35:15 -0700 2008 The Lord of the Rings, which is unusual because, as the middle section, it has really no beginning and no end. I think that's what made it so strong. You're really just following the journey, which it intense enough in itself without having to worry about the backstory...more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 5 0 true Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 15 20:19:34 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:27:45 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 5 0 false Wed Apr 29 20:09:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 20:09:56 -0700 2009 I didn't like this book as much as I liked tFotR, but it was still very good. I found that some of the parts were a bit slow ...more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 2 1 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 08:21:43 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 08:28:06 -0800 2007
Magic resolutions handed to the main characters are just as dramatically satisfying as the character...more...]]> 16694 0618002235 9780618002238 1705 50 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740408m/16694.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16694.The_Two_Towers 5 0 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 19:20:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 16:39:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 5 0 false Tue Dec 08 09:17:22 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 17:26:11 -0800 2009
First, I love trees. And I challenge anyone to find more compelling and memora...more...]]> 15241 0618346260 9780618346264 47747 894 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166672084m/15241.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15241.The_Two_Towers 5 0 false Tue Jun 09 17:03:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 15:54:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77684 0395489334 9780395489338 393 16 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900367m/77684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77684.The_Two_Towers 5 0 false Tue Mar 31 07:32:45 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 08:59:18 -0700 2009
J.R.R. Tolkien was the master of fantasy, and that's not just because he was the first to write a very popular modern epic.

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Great story and great storytelling.

The gold standard for fantasy.]]> 1245620 0618153993 9780618153992 28 4 4.29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182218856m/1245620.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1245620.The_Two_Towers 5 0 true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Sep 21 19:22:27 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:24:21 -0700 2009 5
Treebeard, the Ents, and their history in Treebeard.
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