The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

There’s something magical and timeless in the themes told in The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King is the conclusion of it all. Picture: Road to Mount Doom by Donato Giancola The writing may not hold up too well for modern fantasy readers reading this for the first time now, but this being published more than sixty years ago? Truly amazing. That being said, now that I’ve finished this series, I will have to admit that Tolkien certainly earned his fame. And to be honest, if someone said this to you, you should just ignore them. Plus, no more gatekeepers-despite how many fantasy books I’ve read-would be able to accuse me of “you’re not a fantasy fans unless you’ve read The Lord of the Rings” anymore. However, as I’ve mentioned in detail in my review for The Fellowship of the Ring, after continuously putting the first book into my DNF pile, completing this trilogy felt immensely satisfying. I’ve read plenty of epic fantasy series more difficult and lengthy than this trilogy, you might be confused why I’m so proud of this. Tolkien This means that I am officially done with Tolkien’s main novels in The Middle-Earth universe, and I’m proud of myself for it.

I have finally finished reading The Return of the King, the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. “For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” Published: 20th October 1955 by George Allen and Unwin

Genre: Fantasy, Classic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy Series: The Lord of the Rings (Book #3 of 3)

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien