The Two Towers is the second part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece TheLord of the Rings. This 50th anniversary edition features specialpackaging and is the first paperback edition to include the definitiveedition of the text. Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien'sgreat work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romanceand a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic anddiabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene andcharacter in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has provedtimeless in its appeal. Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of itsfirst publication, the text has been fully restored with almost 400corrections - with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien - makingit the definitive version of the text, and as close as possible to theversion that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted. In addition to now having thedefinitive version of the text, this paperback features special packagingto commemorate the golden anniversary of the Nation's Big Read.