The Return of the King

Book Three in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

De: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrado por: Rob Inglis

The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings. In this concluding volume, Frodo and Sam make a terrible journey to the heart of the Land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron.

In addition to narrating the prose passages, Rob Inglis sings the trilogy’s songs and poems a capella, using melodies composed by Inglis and Claudia Howard, the Recorded Books studio director. This recording also contains Tolkien’s preface to the trilogy, including a prior history of the ring, and shire habitat, history, and folkways.

©1983 Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H.R.Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M.A.R.Tolkien (P)1990 Recorded Books

All the Dominoes Fall... into the Kitchen Sink.

The Third and Final novel in the Trio, and it all comes to a head! The preceeding novels, and indeed much of Tolkien's own works, culminate in This Book.

It, litterally, all comes down to this! And the ensuing novel is like watching a huge arrangement of dominoes slowly fall all over middle earth. Even to be seen time and again from different angles, and through different eyes.
If I had a favorite, this would have to be it.

Not only do both, and All the storylines begin to get into the really meaty parts; travel after travel is brought toward its end and things that are 'to be done' become things that are 'now over'...

Aside from the more interesting material events, Tolkien also seems to have better woven this last book, having far more effective and clear connections made between the multiple stories, and managing to repeat events and timelines without seeming to repeat himself. Large sections of story left untold from the film interpretation are covered, and All the loose ends ultimately get tied up.

The book ends, then, and the enormous addative materials begin.
I found the first reading of this sort of in depth material to be a bit daunting and overwhelming, but found it enlightening and revealing on my second read.

Whereas the council held in the first book covers much depth quickly in the first book, the ensuing materials make that short reading seem a brief introduction.

The enormous times and various events and references seem thick on the ground and I cannot help but feel it is this sort of depth that keeps fans comming back and continuing to be interested for years to come.
I found the Dwarf History particularly interesting, as well as the completely seperate love story which also seems to cover more cohesively a running narrative that may have been lost if put substantially into the greater story.

I have heard of his other publications on the subject and may concidder looking into them as well. In the meantime, I enjoy most that the novels do what I most admire in a writer's writing, which is to say, they end in such a way that the reader knows the Rereading of the novel will then be read in a whole new light, as a New Novel all over again!

I certainly think the series is designed to get better and better over time... a tactic I find particularly applaudable in any writing. I knew going into this that it was a much loved and engaging book, and I am left agreeing with that proposition.

Fantastic recording

Great all around. Even includes some appendices as a nice bonus! Thoroughly enjoyed this after reading the books several times as a kid, and listening to a few other audio adaptations. Highly recommend.

awesome

if you read 1 and 2 you have to finish it. the ending is way better than the movie

Excellent book and narration!

What does Rob Inglis bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Rob Inglis does a great job having different voices for each character. He really helps bring the book to life. Not to mention, the songs in the LOTR series are sung with a melody and he correctly pronounces the Elven language. My favorite character voice is Treebeard! :)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, this book made me laugh and cry.

Rich but not entertaining.

The first half deals with mostly the siege of Gondor and was not nearly as entertaining as the movie was. The ending includes several hours of an essay written by Tolkien that explains the history of his fictional world. Lastly, the sound of Golum as he fell to his death was PRE-CIOUS!

Amazing, visual Fantasy

Riveting, compelling, transporting, making a fantasy come alive! A masterpiece of story telling! Highly recommend

it is such a good book you shud read it love the

love the book idk what to say so it is good good good

Epic ending

Well done. It was a good listen. Narration perfect. Additional content at end. The rings tale is at an end.

Finding heart in the performance

Any additional comments?

Ive been trying since my teens to get into these stories and always found them laborious to read, overly detailed, and poorly described until now. these performances were a saving grace.

LOVE THE BOOKS!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Return of the King to be better than the print version?

Audio version is better than the movie... Never read the book tho.

What did you like best about this story?

LOTR what isnt to like about it!