For over fifty years, J.R.R. Tolkien's peerless fantasy has accumulated
      worldwide acclaim as the greatest adventure tale ever written.
      No other writer has created a world as distinct as Middle-earth, complete
      with its own geography, history, languages, and legends. And
      no one has created characters as endearing as Tolkien's large-hearted,
      hairy-footed hobbits. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings continues to
      seize the imaginations of readers of all ages, and this new three-volume
      paperback edition is designed to appeal to the youngest of them.
      
      In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elvensmiths,
      and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with
      his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was
      taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, still
      it remained lost to him . . .