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  • Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  • Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Narrated by: Rob Inglis
  • Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,964 ratings)

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The Two Towers

Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
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Publisher's Summary

The Two Towers is the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic saga, The Lord of the Rings.

The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed. Meanwhile, at Helm’s Deep and Isengard, the first great battles of the War of the Ring take shape.

In this splendid, unabridged audio production of Tolkien’s great work, all the inhabitants of a magical universe - hobbits, elves, and wizards - spring to life. Rob Inglis’ narration has been praised as a masterpiece of audio.

©1983 Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H.R.Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M.A.R.Tolkien (P)1990 Recorded Books

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EXCELLENT!!!

Robert Inglis' narroration of The Lord of the Rings is excellent. The only piece of minor criticism I have is that occassionally a word or a phrase is different than in the book. For example, at one point the narrorator said "three days" but the book said "two days". And occassionally things are added or omitted. That being said, these alterations are extremely minor and do not take away from the story whatsoever.

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Amazing!

An amazing way to revisit a literary masterpiece. Great for fans of the movie that struggle with reading to experience the original text

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Better as an audiobook

Really enjoyed this book, I couldn't get through this in the traditional format as I found it dragged, especially during the songs etc. This narrator did a great job and there were parts of this book where the action was so scary/intense I had to stay up late to make sure I could leave off at a part where I could actually fall asleep after turning it off.

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Well worth hearing a second time

I have just finished listening to The Two Towers a second time. Very rewarding.
The truth behind the myth is extremely encouraging.

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Cornerstone of fantasy literature.

A must hear or read. This book has so many details. A story with so many layers.

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You have no idea

I have literally lost count of how many times I have listened to all of the LOTR books. I listen to one every night (I literally can’t fall asleep without it anymore 😂) and have memorized most of the words. I love these books so much and if you disagree then you are not very smart and you just aren’t doing it right. 😁❤️💍🌋

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It’s the best.

JRR is the best. We loved the second book and already have started the third.

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Perfect

Great performance, feels exactly how Lord of the Rings should be read, as if from your favourite grandpa.

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The Serkis-narrated Version Is Better

There is no disputing the quality of the writing in this second book in a timeless trilogy.. J.R.R.Tolkien shifts from the whimsical - child-friendly - tone of the "introductory" Third Age chronicles ('The Hobbit' and 'The Fellowship Of The Ring') to the history/myth-driven action-adventures that Peter Jackson so capably delivered with his LOTR film series. 'The Two Towers' is an incredibly involved classic "High Fantasy" tale.. loaded with peerless worldbuilding, memorable characters/species (e.g. Ents & Urük-Hai), and pulsepounding tension-filled battle scenes.

Rob Inglis is quite clearly not a professional reader - making occasional reading errors, delivering too quickly (listen at 0.95X for the best experience), and breathing deeply & audibly throughout the performance. On the good side, his voice-acting repertoire is distinctive and his stage-inspired singing of Tolkien's songs is impressive.. but, despite apparently channeling the author (it feels like Tolkien himself is reading the book), Inglis's performance is overall unspectacular.
Andy Serkis's more recent - 2020 - read (available elsewhere on Audible) is more accurate to Peter Jackson's interpretation (the correct one, in my opinion).

[Note: I also think moving 'The Death of Boromir' from this book to 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'Shelob's Lair' to 'The Return of the King' were wise editorial moves]

My recommendation is to download Inglis's performance for Book One of the trilogy, and then shift to Serkis for Books Two and Three.

Regardless, this recording is worthy of 8 stars out of 10. It absolutely merits your Credit.

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Enjoy listening to the book,

Enjoyed listening to the book, definitely recommend it. It is so detailed better that the movie. Love it!

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