Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas decide to pursue the Orcs taking Merry and Pippin to Saruman. Boromir tries to protect Merry and Pippin from the Orcs, but they kill him and capture the two hobbits. Book III: The Treason of Isengard Ī party of large Orcs, Uruk-hai, sent by Saruman, and other Orcs sent by Sauron and led by Grishnákh, attack the Fellowship. The body of the volume consists of Book Three: The Treason of Isengard, and Book Four: The Ring Goes East. Some editions of the volume contain a Synopsis for readers who have not read the earlier volumes. The Two Towers covers Books Three and Four. However, the novel was originally published as three separate volumes, due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. The Lord of the Rings is composed of six "books", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. The volume was largely welcomed by critics, who found it exciting and compelling, combining epic narrative with heroic romance. The narrative is interlaced, allowing Tolkien to build in suspense and surprise. The volume's title is ambiguous, as five towers are named in the narrative, and Tolkien himself gave conflicting identifications of the two towers. It is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King. Tolkien's high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers is the second volume of J.
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