'War is upon us and all our friends, a war in which the only use of the Ring could give us surety of victory. It fills me with great sorrow and great fear: For much shall be destroyed and all may be lost.'
In the gathering gloom of war and destruction, the Companions of the Ring, now scattered, move onward in their bold crusade against the treachery of the Enemy.
The Two Towers, the second book in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, recounts the further adventures of the Companions after the breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring -- the resurrection of Gandalf the White, the Rescue of King Théoden, the besieging of the tower of Orthanc, the betrayal of Frodo and Sam, and the capture of Frodo by the Orc.
This is the only authorized Canadian paperback edition of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, one of the great masterpieces of this century. The trilogy is an inspired mythology that comes to life with an enchanting cast of characters and unforgettably moving scenes.
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