The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the saga has entranced readers of all ages. It is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale. Critic Michael Straight has hailed it as one of the "very few works of genius in recent literature." Middle-earth is a world receptive to poets, scholars, children, and all other people of good will. Donald Barr has described it as "a scrubbed morning world, and a ringing nightmare world...especially sunlit, and shadowed by perils very fundamental, of a peculiarly uncompounded darkness." The story of this world is one of high and heroic adventure. Barr compared it to Beowulf, C.S. Lewis to Orlando Furioso, W.H. Auden to The Thirty-nine Steps. In fact the saga is sui generis -- a triumph of imagination which springs to life within its own framework and on its own terms. - Jacket flap. 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 th
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After the Fellowship breaks at Parth Galen, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli chase Orcs across Rohan to free Merry and Pippin, while Frodo and Sam fall in with Gollum on the high plateau above the Dead Marshes. The riders of Rohan ride to Helm's Deep, and the hobbits reach the towers of Minas Morgul.
No. The Two Towers is the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, which Tolkien wrote as a single novel. His publisher split it into three volumes for printing.
Peter Jackson's 2002 film follows the broad arc of The Two Towers but reorders some events. Most fans consider it the most cinematic of the three Lord of the Rings films, though some readers find its omissions and additions notable.
The Two Towers was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1954 by n/a.
The Two Towers is 436 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Two Towers takes most readers 7 to 9 hours to finish.
The Two Towers is a standalone novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, not part of a series.
The Two Towers is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.