The Return of the King

Name: The Return of the King
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.71 (296 reviews)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN: 9781470337612

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Series: Lord of the Rings #3

Narrator: Rob Inglis

Unabridged: 18 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/13/2012

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale of adventure.

The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.

To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.

But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo’s time is running out.

Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?

"A triumphant close … a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution."—Daily Telegraph

About J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892.1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on July 22, 2024

bawling my eyes out; for not all tears are an evil......more

Goodreads review by Federico on October 05, 2023

"The review was only a small and passing thing: there were likes and comments forever beyond its reach.” With Isengard defeated, Middle Earth bought a brief respite; but the war is hardly over, as the endless hordes of the dark lord Sauron encircles Minas Tirith, last bastion of hope of the Realm......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on September 12, 2020

Tolkien is the master of world building. With his writing comes generations of detailed history and lore. Middle Earth did not simply spring up overnight. Instead it is firmly established with the most thorough groundwork that is simply unmatched. And here his epic trilogy comes to an end. I’ve read......more

Goodreads review by Petrik on June 20, 2023

4.5/5 stars “For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” It’s over. I have finally finished reading The Return of the King, the third and final part of......more

Goodreads review by Persephone's Pomegranate on January 18, 2025

The Return of the King is, along with The Children of Húrin, my favorite work of Tolkien. It's one of my comfort reads. No one wrote about friendship and love quite like the late professor. Sam and Frodo. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Merry and Pippin. Bilbo and Gandalf. Frodo and Gandalf. All of......more