The 1970 paperback. Dig that amazing cover. Special thanks to: Mrs. Johnson's second grade art class. Wild.

Sam and Frodo go camping with Gollum while Aragorn and Gandalf try to convince everyone that perhaps they should fight the forces of evil. Merry and Pippin get kidnapped by orcs and rescued by a tree, then tell everyone about the fall of Isengard.

It's amazing how many rules of effective fiction Tolkien can violate and still make an amazing story. No one could copy his style and make it anywhere as effective.

As much of a jerk as I'm being in this description, it really is an amazing book, but not as good as Fellowship or Return.

Released on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 at Loading Zone Cyber Cafe at Lake and Lyndale in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.

Left it on the table between the two sections while snagging Cryptonomicon.

Released on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at Loading Zone Cyber Cafe at Lake and Lyndale in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.