The Return of the King
Published on 26. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-00-880238-7 (ISBN)
Description
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's award-winning film trilogy, the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, is reissued with an exclusive cover image from the film, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.
The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.
The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale of magic and adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, features the definitive edition of the text and includes the Appendices and a revised Index in full.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, this second part of epic tale of fantasy is reissued with an exclusive cover image from the award-winning trilogy.
The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.
The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale of magic and adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, features the definitive edition of the text and includes the Appendices and a revised Index in full.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, this second part of epic tale of fantasy is reissued with an exclusive cover image from the award-winning trilogy.
Reviews / Votes
'The story moves on with a tremendous narrative rush to its climax... extraordinary imaginative work, part saga, part allegory, and wholly exciting.'The Times
'A triumphant close... a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.'
Sunday Telegraph
'His astonishing inventiveness remains to the end and is continued in a series of appendices.;
The Guardian
More details
Series
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition type
Media tie-in
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
(2 x b/w maps), Index
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-880238-7 (9780008802387)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Complete work / Part of the work
Book
03/2026
HarperCollins
€50.00
Available immediately
Person
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.