The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R.Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

The company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R.Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom.They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the Company were attacked by orcs.

Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

This is the second part of a three-book edition in A-format paperback which reproduces the complete unabridged text of the three books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, that together make up The Lord of the Rings. The Appendices and Index are included in The Return of the King. This reset edition contains newly drawn maps by Stephen Raw, based on Christopher Tolkien’s original maps.

SYNOPSIS

BOOK THREE

I The Departure of Boromir

II The Riders of Rohan

III The Uruk-hai

IV Treebeard

V The White Rider

VI The King of the Golden Hall

VII Helm’s Deep

VIII The Road to Isengard

IX Flotsam and Jetsam

X The Voice of Saruman

XI The Palantir

BOOK FOUR

I The Taming of Smeagol

II The Passage of the Marshes

III The Black Gate is Closed

IV Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

V The Window on the West

VI The Forbidden Pool

VII Journey to the Cross-roads

VIII The Stairs of Cirith Ungol

IX Shelob’s Lair

X The Choices of Master Samwise