With the Fellowship divided, its members face separate dangers. Frodo and Sam continue towards Mordor, while their companions are drawn into the widening conflict threatening Middle-earth. The course of their journeys depends on choices made under fear, uncertainty and temptation.

In the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien expands the story’s landscapes and brings new allies and enemies into view. This English-language HarperCollins paperback has the grey signature cover with an orange ring and the two towers.