内容简介
ContinuingthestorybeguninTheHobbit,thisisthefirstpartofTolkien’sepicmasterpiece,TheLordoftheRings,featuringastrikingblackcoverbasedonTolkien’sowndesign,thedefinitivetext,andadetailedmapofMiddle-earth.Sauron,theDarkLord,hasgatheredtohimalltheRingsofPower–themeansbywhichheintendstoruleMiddle-earth.AllhelacksinhisplansfordominionistheOneRing–theringthatrulesthemall–whichhasfallenintothehandsofthehobbit,BilboBaggins.InasleepyvillageintheShire,youngFrodoBagginsfindshimselffacedwithanimmensetask,ashiselderlycousinBilboentruststheRingtohiscare.FrodomustleavehishomeandmakeaperilousjourneyacrossMiddle-earthtotheCracksofDoom,theretodestroytheRingandfoiltheDarkLordinhisevilpurpose.NowpublishedagaininBformat,J.R.R.Tolkien’sgreatworkofimaginativefictionhasbeenlabelledbothaheroicromanceandaclassicfantasyfiction.Byturnscomicandhomely,epicanddiabolic,thenarrativemovesthroughcountlesschangesofsceneandcharacterinanimaginaryworldwhichistotallyconvincinginitsdetail.