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Loading... The Lord of the Rings / The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companionby J. R. R. Tolkien
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Belongs to SeriesThe Lord of the Rings (Omnibus 1-3, A Reader's Companion) ContainsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Lord of the Rings: Appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Treason of Isengard: Being the Third Book of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The End of the Third Age: Being the Sixth Book of the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Annals of the Kings and Rulers by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 1 Fellowship of the Ring Part 1-1 {Japanese New Edition} by J.R.R. トールキン (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 2 Fellowship of the Ring Part 1-2 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Stone Troll [poem] by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 3 Fellowship of the Ring Part 2-1 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 4 Fellowship of the Ring Part 2-2 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect)
Begin your journey into Middle-earth. A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. This shrinkwrap-free box set is one of many new initiatives that form part of HarperCollins' ongoing sustainability policy, aimed mainly at reducing carbon production and plastic waste. The tie-in boxes have a closed top flap and are sealed with a paper sticker, saving plastic which might otherwise have been destined for landfiil. No library descriptions found. |
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I’ll write a fair bit on what I wrote in my 5500 words analysis of that other monument of speculative fiction, Frank Herbert’s Dune:
I have long held the suspicion that what underlies big parts of literature is the way we relate to us being determined. At a basic level, everybody understands that reality is deterministic: if an egg falls, it breaks. If you drink alcohol, your behavior changes. If our heads are chopped off, we die. Physical and chemical laws – via evolution – give rise to biology, behavior and society. That knowledge is a problem for our consciousness, for we feel in control. As freedom is inherent in so many human claims, our basic understanding of reality short circuits with our basic perception of ourselves. It is humanity’s most basic problem.
It is my firm conviction such is also The Lord Of The Rings most basic problem, and it turns out again that authors are not always the best theoreticians about their own work: Tolkien’s writing on his own writing is a mess.
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