While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron<U+2019>s power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring he began finally to despair.
General Note: 1999 Harper Collins pbk. ed. contains newly drawn maps by Stephen Raw, based on Christopher Tolkien's original maps.As many editions are attached to this record the book size, paginations and indexes may differ.First published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin in 1955.