{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-9780544003415","title":"The Lord of the Rings","description":"\"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544003415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.80d","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638444126364,"sku":"9780544003415","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_eb9ee169-6115-4836-b2be-c3dd3d7ff09a.jpg?v=1603847302","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lord-of-the-rings-9780544003415","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}