Third in the series of hardback boxes celebrating the literary work of Christopher Tolkien, with double-sided dustjackets. Set 3 contains the books The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring, and Sauron Defeated (Books 6-9 of the History of Middle-earth).

The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a study of Tolkien's masterpiece, from the beginning to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring.

The Treason of Isengard continues the narrative of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, following the great expansion of the story into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emergence of Lothlorien, the Ents, the Riders of Rohan, and Saruman the White in the guarding of Isengard.

The War of the Ring picks up the story with the Battle of Helm’s Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam, and Gollum to the pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and concludes with Gandalf's meeting with the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor.

Sauron Defeated completes Christopher Tolkien's impressive study of The Lord of the Rings, starting with Sam rescuing Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol and offering an alternate narrative of the Scouring of the Shire, with many additional scenes and the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.

Published together for the first time, these four books gather a magical period of Christopher Tolkien's 40-year career, dedicated to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on Middle-earth, a unique achievement celebrating the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.

Pages: 1600, Dimensions: 14.9x14.9cm