02829cam a2200361 4500 235482181 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 ||||||s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781598874525 1598874527 6b2df69e-ecec-4432-a490-58b70ccacf83 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 126110 OverDrive (Product ID) 126110 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Tolkien, J. R. R., 1892-1973, (John Ronald Reuel.) The Return of the King [Libby] : The Lord of the Rings Series, Book 3. HighBridge Company, 2007. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 98MB. Fantasy. Fiction. "...spirited productions...stirring music...". HTML:—<i>Washington Post</i>. "This collection...is a masterpiece.". HTML:—<i>The Courier</i>. "...the best available...". HTML:—<i>Booklist</i>. [Editor's Note: The following is a combined review with THE TWO TOWERS.]--There is something incongruous about American voices in ancient Britain (or to be precise, Middle-earth). Nonetheless, these American productions of the Tolkien classics--originally broadcast on NPR Playhouse--are well worth hearing. While not as elaborate as the BBC production (which featured Ian Holm), this adaptation is more accessible to a wider audience. Gail Chugg, who also plays the character of Gollum, narrates the story with an easy storyteller's style. James Arrington reads the part of Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit bearing the burden of a ring of great power. Bernard Mayes portrays the wizard Gandalf with a homespun flourish. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.</p> <p>War rages in the west-a titanic battle of will and strategy between the great wizard Gandalf and Sauron, the dark lord. Meanwhile, eastward in Mordor, Frodo and Sam approach the end of their improbable quest, bearing the One Ring ever closer to the Cracks of Doom-and to a final confrontation with the very essence of evil.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. (p) 1979/1994 HighBridge Company. ©Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H. R. Tolkien. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=6b2df69e-ecec-4432-a490-58b70ccacf83 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1294-1/126110-TheReturnOfTheKing.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1294-1/126110-TheReturnOfTheKing.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook)