the two towers was the book that came out after lord of the rings.
the two towers was the book that came out after lord of the rings.
are there books after lord of the rings?
the two towers
seven rings of power were given to the dwarves in an only slightly successful attempt to corrupt them. humans prove to be more susceptible; each of the nine nazgûl were once great lords of men who were turned to terrifying wraiths and servants of the dark lord sauron by their respective rings. the sixteen rings ultimately given to dwarves and men were created in a joint effort by the elves and sauron. the three rings kept by the elves were forged by the elves alone, and sauron had no direct hand in their creation. sauron forged the one ring in secret, with the intention that it would be a "master ring" and give him control over all the other rings, but was not completely successful in this aim. only the one ring makes any appearance in "the hobbit", and then it is only known as a magic ring which makes the wearer invisible; its much larger and darker significance is not revealed until "the lord of the rings". the history of the rings of power is described in its known entirety in "the silmarillion", in "of the rings of power and the third age".
magic ring
in 1957, "the lord of the rings" was awarded the international fantasy award. despite its numerous detractors, the publication of the ace books and ballantine paperbacks helped "the lord of the rings" become immensely popular in the united states in the 1960s. the book has remained so ever since, ranking as one of the most popular works of fiction of the twentieth century, judged by both sales and reader surveys. in the 2003 "big read" survey conducted in britain by the bbc, "the lord of the rings" was found to be the "nation's best-loved book". in similar 2004 polls both germany and australia also found "the lord of the rings" to be their favourite book. in a 1999 poll of amazon.com customers, "the lord of the rings" was judged to be their favourite "book of the millennium".
the lord of the rings