The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the RingsThe third part of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves, and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.