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 одщяа 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 ruleall others But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, still it remained lost to him Автор Джон Толкиен John Ronald Ruel Tolkien Родился 3 января 1892 года в Блумфонтейне (Южная Африка) в семье переселенцев из Германии; отсюда - несколько необычное третье имя "Ройл" (а вовсе не Руэл, как повелось у нас с чьей-то легкой руки) Окончил Оксфордский университет Принимал участие в.  Составители:Издательство: Houghton Mifflin, 2005 г Мягкая обложка, 544 стр ISBN 0618574948.