The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
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Summary
Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings， updated with a fresh new package forBook 3，
The Return of the King
As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land， the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures。 Aragorn， revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West， has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg。 Merry and Pippin， captured by Orcs， escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents。 Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard， Saruman。 Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider， Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs。 And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom。
As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land， the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures。 Aragorn， revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West， has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg。 Merry and Pippin， captured by Orcs， escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents。 Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard， Saruman。 Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider， Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs。 And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom。
Reviews
Jonathan Vasquez
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Qué hermoso viaje， una inolvidable experiencia que pretendo atesorar por siempre。
James
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I just finished this behemoth 3rd installment of the Lord of the Rings and I feel like I need a vacation！ Tolkien's detailed descriptive narrative is so engrossing that you feel as if you were actually there participating in the valiant fight of "good vs evil。" There is some much happening in the book that it is important take your time to digest it all instead of just reading it for the battles that can take center stage。 I would read the Hobbit first and definitely read the trilogy in order。 I just finished this behemoth 3rd installment of the Lord of the Rings and I feel like I need a vacation！ Tolkien's detailed descriptive narrative is so engrossing that you feel as if you were actually there participating in the valiant fight of "good vs evil。" There is some much happening in the book that it is important take your time to digest it all instead of just reading it for the battles that can take center stage。 I would read the Hobbit first and definitely read the trilogy in order。 。。。more
ale
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For some reason this book didn't hit so hard as the other two？ Still great， but less exciting。 I don't like the way Tolkien will just describe whole battles in a few lines and be done with it。 Love Sam tho。 In my heart Sam never marries， and instead goes away with Frodo because it's obvious Frodo is the love of his life， platonic or not。Also my ADHD ass connot care about that much info dump in the appendices and so I only read the parts that caught my attention。 For some reason this book didn't hit so hard as the other two？ Still great， but less exciting。 I don't like the way Tolkien will just describe whole battles in a few lines and be done with it。 Love Sam tho。 In my heart Sam never marries， and instead goes away with Frodo because it's obvious Frodo is the love of his life， platonic or not。Also my ADHD ass connot care about that much info dump in the appendices and so I only read the parts that caught my attention。 。。。more
Alisa
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After so many years， I am still in love with this series！ Return of the King makes me cry every time I finish。 I honestly slow down towards the end of the book just to prolong the last few， precious pages！ You can never be too old for another adventure！
Matthew Huggard
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My heart
Katelyn Bierl
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In a time where the world has forgotten what real love， sacrifice and friendship look like， I had the most refreshing two months FINALLY escaping into this beautiful trilogy and being reminded。 Just incredible。 I don’t say this about much， but will read again， many times。
Jamai Koelewijn
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Best fantasy serie ever。
Kacper
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Świetne zakończenie wciągającej sagi。 Tolkien na sam koniec swojej epickiej historii zostawił mnóstwo porywających zwrotów akcji i przetasowań。 Jasne， można zarzucać Władcy Pierścieni przesadny patos w niektórych miejscach， można zarzucać płytkość moralizatorstwa i tak dalej。。。 Ale nie zmienia to faktu， że trylogia jest świetną rozrywką， nawet jeżeli pochłania bardzo dużo czasu。 Nie zamierzam się tu rozpisywać zbyt długo， bo nie czytałem tej książki analitycznie - jak to mam w zwyczaju - tylko j Świetne zakończenie wciągającej sagi。 Tolkien na sam koniec swojej epickiej historii zostawił mnóstwo porywających zwrotów akcji i przetasowań。 Jasne， można zarzucać Władcy Pierścieni przesadny patos w niektórych miejscach， można zarzucać płytkość moralizatorstwa i tak dalej。。。 Ale nie zmienia to faktu， że trylogia jest świetną rozrywką， nawet jeżeli pochłania bardzo dużo czasu。 Nie zamierzam się tu rozpisywać zbyt długo， bo nie czytałem tej książki analitycznie - jak to mam w zwyczaju - tylko jako coś， co miało mi dostarczyć luźnej rozrywki。 Tolkien zakończył swoją trylogię w bardzo fajny sposób， można by nawet posądzać Sapkowskiego o luźną inspirację。 Bardzo polubiłem po drodze wszystkich przedstawionych bohaterów i szkoda， że muszę już odstawić te tytuły na bok - choć z drugiej strony to dobrze， bo ciągnięcie takiej historii w nieskończoność nie miałoby sensu。 Nic więcej nie dodam。 To tylko prosta opinia mająca na celu zaznaczyć， że przeczytałem Władcę Pierścieni i że mi się całkiem podobał。 Teraz pora na nieco trudniejsze tomiszcza。。。 。。。more
Rebekah Macias
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“Hinder me？ Thou fool。 No living man may hinder me！"“But no living man am I！”*“Never is too long a word even for me。。。”*“A day may come when the courage of men fails， when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship， but it is not this day。”*I couldn’t decide a quote so I chose 3*It took me a while but I finally finished。 And it was so worth it。 Cant tell you how many times I got goosebumps over the power of the war speeches and such。 It really is a wonderful book。 Some of my favori “Hinder me？ Thou fool。 No living man may hinder me！"“But no living man am I！”*“Never is too long a word even for me。。。”*“A day may come when the courage of men fails， when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship， but it is not this day。”*I couldn’t decide a quote so I chose 3*It took me a while but I finally finished。 And it was so worth it。 Cant tell you how many times I got goosebumps over the power of the war speeches and such。 It really is a wonderful book。 Some of my favorite elements:- The beautiful and faithful bromance between Frodo and Sam。 - Eowyn is a badass queen。 - Merry and Pippin go from sidekicks to heroes in their own right。 - The kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor， once bitter towards each other， end in friendship and partnership。 - The peaceful and satisfying conclusion of everyone’s story。 - So much singing。 You can see previous posts for my Hobbit， Fellowship of the Ring， and Two Towers reviews。Google search “The Lord of the Rings Theatrical audiobook” and look for Phil Dragash。 It is unabridged and it includes sound effects and music from the Peter Jackson movies。 Plus all the songs are sung。 *perfection* *magical* 。。。more
Manu Datta
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Finished reading it after quite sometime。 The language and the visual set up take a long time to process。 Rarely will you come across a book with as many characters and subplots （and dated language）。（view spoiler）[ I couldn't really understand the need for the massive anti-climax in the end and the way things ended rather eerily， but that is that， in a fantasy novel， isn't it？ （hide spoiler）]Glad to have read this in my lifetime and hope our paths cross again in the long distant future。 Finished reading it after quite sometime。 The language and the visual set up take a long time to process。 Rarely will you come across a book with as many characters and subplots （and dated language）。（view spoiler）[ I couldn't really understand the need for the massive anti-climax in the end and the way things ended rather eerily， but that is that， in a fantasy novel， isn't it？ （hide spoiler）]Glad to have read this in my lifetime and hope our paths cross again in the long distant future。 。。。more
Caitlin
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RTC
Isaiah
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I would definitely say this is the best LOTR book。 There’s a good balance of epic fights & action as well as small & bittersweet moments， both of which are central to the trilogy。
Alice
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não há palavras
Ed Fleming
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best of the trilogy
Nathan Barkman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this whole series。 After finishing the Harry Potter series， I was completely obsessed with fantasy。 When I found this series， I knew right away that I would love it。 It completely broke my heart when Frodo left at the end。
Jance Anderson
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*3。5* I really liked a lot of aspects of the book。 I thought the slower sections of this story is where it shined。 However， it is not a perfect book。 The battle scenes were very very poor， some characters were tossed by the way side， and there were some very unnecessary parts in my opinion。 All that being said， there was a lot that I loved， especially the ending。 So beautiful， so peaceful， and such a great ending for Frodo and the hobbits。
Lance George
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What a journey reading these books！ However， it must be said that Tolkien must have HATED goodbyes。 😂
Jollebollenorn
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Helt ok
Kevin Spanjaards
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Great ending， really glad i readed this book。
SR
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First book: just。 Yes。Second book: will I ever stop crying about Frodo and Sam？ Like， no。I haven't read the appendices yet but。 Well， Sam is back。 First book: just。 Yes。Second book: will I ever stop crying about Frodo and Sam？ Like， no。I haven't read the appendices yet but。 Well， Sam is back。 。。。more
Darby
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The series started off slow but this book was definitely worth it。 A lot of character development and I have grown to really love some of the characters over the course of series that I wasn't really expecting。 A great read！ The series started off slow but this book was definitely worth it。 A lot of character development and I have grown to really love some of the characters over the course of series that I wasn't really expecting。 A great read！ 。。。more
Mike Sullivan
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See my opinion on a the whole trilogy。。。fantastic。。。created a new world of imagination， art， and possibilities。
Monde
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I would vote for it as it is such a beautiful novel that tackles so many real-life issues。 I loved it to pieces and wish everyone would read it just once in their lives 🙂 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Taylor Zartman
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Tolkien truly does take his protagonists and us， the readers， "there and back again。" The post-adventure journey home is vital and intentional and in The Hobbit and even more so here， I am just so deeply moved by it。 Thank you for the closure， Tolkien。 And thank you for the appendix on hobbit history， architecture， and politics。 I love those hobbits so damn much。 Tolkien truly does take his protagonists and us， the readers， "there and back again。" The post-adventure journey home is vital and intentional and in The Hobbit and even more so here， I am just so deeply moved by it。 Thank you for the closure， Tolkien。 And thank you for the appendix on hobbit history， architecture， and politics。 I love those hobbits so damn much。 。。。more
Eduardo Vardheren
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He llegado al final del viaje。 El retorno del rey es un gran cierre para esta trilogía （que no es trilogía tal cual）， donde se muestra la guerra tal cual， si bien hay momentos dignos de las epopeyas clásicas como La cabalgata de los rohirrim y La batalla de los campos de Pelennor。 Tolkien sigue subcreando con el lenguaje ese mundo atravesado por el horror de una guerra， el fin de una Era y las cicatrices que pueden quedar en el alma。En la primera parte o libro quinto ver como la gran ciudad de G He llegado al final del viaje。 El retorno del rey es un gran cierre para esta trilogía （que no es trilogía tal cual）， donde se muestra la guerra tal cual， si bien hay momentos dignos de las epopeyas clásicas como La cabalgata de los rohirrim y La batalla de los campos de Pelennor。 Tolkien sigue subcreando con el lenguaje ese mundo atravesado por el horror de una guerra， el fin de una Era y las cicatrices que pueden quedar en el alma。En la primera parte o libro quinto ver como la gran ciudad de Gondor teme la caída y es dirigida por un hombre corrompido por el mismo mal que desea destruir。 Me encantó el pasaje de la aristía de Éowyn: ese momento tan homérico donde los guerreros se detienen en medio del caos de la batalla para hablar de linajes y el honor。 Sin olvidar que el Profesor se toma su tiempo para seguir hablando de la naturaleza y dar pequeñas pinceladas para abarcar mucho。En la segunda parte o libro sexto seguir con el viaje de Frodo y Sam， ahora dentro de Mordor， como el segundo debe ser más valiente de lo que pudo imaginar que sería para rescatar a su Señor， cuidarlo y cargarlo hasta el final; mientras que Frodo se sigue quebrando por el peso del anillo。 Aquí el autor logra crear parajes de desolación total， de tristeza， casi infernales。 Un pasaje que me encantó es que Sam resistió a la tentación del poder gracias por pensar en su jardín， lo bello oculto en lo simple que el mal jamás podrá comprender。Ver cómo surge el amor entre Éowyn y Faramir en medio de toda la oscuridad es de los pasajes con más ternura， cómo él trata de conocerla y comprenderla。Para quien diga que a Tolkien ha sido superado por el grimdark es porque no ha leído con detenimiento El saneamiento de la Comarca。 Llegar al final me deja con una gran melancolía， como si la primavera hubiera terminado y， quizá， tarde demasiado en volver。 。。。more
Lottie
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4。75
Shad Stockton
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Make new discoveries and insights every read-through！
Josh Bohanon
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I really wish I could read The Fellowship， The Two Towers， and Return of The King， again for the very first time。 They are kind of books that never leave you， no matter how old you get， and will never stop inspiring a sense of adventure in all of us。 These books still make me want to open my wide my door， take off my shoes and see where the road that goes ever on and on， will take me。
Megan （Bookish_Raider）
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ROTK is obviously my favorite and I think the best。 Beginning with many battles and ending with a lovely wrap up in the lives of the Hobbits。 My favorite characters are Eowyn， Sam， and Pippin。 Eowyn for her courage and strength， Sam for his loyalty， and Pippin for his arc。 Arwen really does nothing。 Haha。 She is Aragorn’s motivation I believe but really doesn’t have much page time and really is only there to marry him。 Wow。 That’s all I can say。
Lucas Rinaldi
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