Product Description

The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume, The Return of the Shadow. It races the great expansion of the tale into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines and pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel, the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor, and the original meeting of Aragorn and Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly transformed. The book also contains a full account of the original map which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of Middle-earth. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive and classic style of the 'black cover' A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41245 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

About the Author
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide

Customer Reviews

Essential read if interested in LOTR and wanting more!
As with the other excellent LOTR retrospective books in Christopher Tolkien's series, this one is an excellent read and a must for those interested in how LOTR came to be written and the different ideas JRR Tolkein had in the at times painful development of the tale.
Best of all, here you will find the (abandoned) text of the Black Riders capturing a Hobbit and Gandalf coming to his rescue as well as the development of the Fellowship's characters and the alternative meanings behind Galadriel's gifts.

a complex but brilliant masterpiece
the treason of isengard is one of those books that any Tolkien fan should always have close by. Though to fully understand it you need to also have a copy of "the return of the shadow". Buy it.

Rivetting!
Awesome - I couldn't have believed from just reading Lord of the Rings , The Silmarillion and the Hobbit that Tolkien had written so much else - grateful thanks to Christopher Tolkien for giving us the true extent of his father's work.