About the book: year / This is the second part of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's trilogy about ancient Middle-earth. Fate divides the keepers of the Ring. In an unequal battle with the orcs, Boromir dies, and the hobbits Merry and Pippin are captured. Aragorn, the dwarf Gimli and the elf Legolas go in search of friends. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sammy are almost at the Gates of Mordor. And a strange guide leads them through the dark lands of the Lord of Darkness...