The Brotherhood of the Ring continues its journey to Fire Mountain where the One Ring was forged, and where Frodo is tasked with destroying it. This terrible quest is strewn with pitfalls: Gandalf has disappeared in the Mines of Moria and Boromir has succumbed to the power of the Ring. Frodo and Sam escaped to continue their journey to the heart of Mordor. Now they walk alone in the desolation that surrounds Sauron's land - but that's without counting the mysterious figure who follows them wherever they go. A masterpiece of fantasy, the discovery of an imaginary world, its geography, its history and its languages, but also a reflection on power and death, The Lord of the Rings is unparalleled in its power of evocation, its breath and its scale. This translation by Daniel Lauzon takes into account the latest version of the English text, the indications left by Tolkien for translators and the discoveries made possible by the posthumous publications proposed by Christopher Tolkien. This volume contains 16 illustrations by Alan Lee, as well as a color map of Middle-earth.