Return of the King: Book Three in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (16 CDs)

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 Ring. 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. The 13th CD in this recording contains Tolkien's preface to the trilogy, including a prior history of the ring, and shire habitat, history, and folkways. --Also includes The Annals of the Kings and Rulers, an appendix to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.