Return Of The Shadow

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The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes &

Includes:: the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings a fascinating study of Tolkiens great masterpiece from its inception to the end of the first volume The Fellowship of the Ring. In The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbos magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; & the precise & astonishingly unforeseen moment when a Black Rider first rode in to the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed & Frodos companions undergo many changes of name & personality. The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps & facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales.