The Return of the Shadow
The Return of the Shadow
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Summary
In this sixth volume of The History of Middle-Earth, the story reaches the beginning of The Lord of the Rings. This story ends with the Company of the Ring, still lacking Legolas and Gimli, standing before the tomb of Balin in the Mines of Moria.
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The Return of the Shadow by J R R Tolkien
The first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings is a study of Tolkien's work from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring. In The Return Of The Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbo's magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise and astonishingly unforeseen moment when a Black Rider first rode into the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, though his true identity seems to be an insoluble problem. Frodo's companions undergo many changes of name and personality and other major figures appear in unfamiliar guises - a sinister Treebeard, in league with the Enemy, and a ferocious, malevolent Farmer Maggot. The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780044406693 |
| ISBN 10 | 004440669X |
| Title | The Return of the Shadow |
| Author | J R R Tolkien |
| Series | The History Of Middle-Earth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1990-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 502 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |