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  • The Lord of the Rings, Book 2
  • By: J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Narrated by: Andy Serkis
  • Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1,154 ratings)

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The Two Towers

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
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This brand-new unabridged audiobook of The Two Towers, the second part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author Andy Serkis. 

The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King.

©1954, 1966 The Tolkien Estate Limited (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that." (Evening Standard)

"The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them." (Sunday Times)

An extraordinary book. It deals with a stupendous theme. It leads us through a succession of strange and astonishing episodes, some of them magnificent, in a region where everything is invented, forest, moor, river, wilderness, town and the races which inhabit them.’ (The Observer

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Tolkings storey is absolutely beautiful, having this app also makes easier to read. I look forward to next book ,The Return Of The King

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Very nice, Precious

Probably took me twice as long to listen after rewinding every piece of Gollum's dialogue in fits of hysteria - Serkis's work here is flawless.

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Additional context for movie lovers

I’ve seen LOTR close to 50 times.

Never read the books.

Until now.

And bravo Andy Serkis for this masterpiece.

On to Return of the King!

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Fantastic!

I jumped straight into Two Towers after having finished the Fellowship to continue the story & it was just as good as part 1. Andy Serkis is an absolutely brilliant narrator & I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

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great listen

Andy Serkis really dose capture the fantasy that is the lord of the rings with exceptional voice acting and the genuine voice of Gollum really adds to the experience of all the dialogue.

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Loved Andy Serkis reading. Spellbinding story!

Andy Serkis excels in reading this LoTR book. He reads with passion and colour, bringing all the characters, country and adventures into brilliant life. And he can sing too. Loved it!

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Another Serkis Masterpiece

Andy Serkis makes this series amazing. You feel like you are there with the fellowship as they pass through every obstacle. The characters are fantastically voiced and each one is so unique and consistent. Phenomenal!

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fantastic Tolkien

loved it. some boring slow bits. but all in all a great book. can't wait for the next.

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Fantastic Fantasy Trilogy

Great narration from Andy Serkis, love the array of accents and enthusiasm he uses throughout the book.

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Excellent Audiobook

Superbly voiced by Andy Serkis, he does a great justice to Tolkien's classic. Highly recommend for anyone whether they are long-time fans of his work or young kids bed time story. 10/10

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  • Chris Powell
  • 24-09-2022

Amazing audiobook

Another great performance by Andy Serkis. A long listen, but marvellous.

The source material itself requires no review. LotR is peak fantasy writing.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 07-09-2022

Excellency at its finest

Andy is a marvel to listen to and I've felt like a child hearing a bedtime story again!

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  • Krister
  • 29-08-2022

Beautiful story wonderful performance

The best story ever written. And to have the narration by the voice of Gollum is such a treat!

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  • Anthea
  • 19-11-2023

Wonderful

This book has been a part of me for 40 years and it’s probably my favourite story in the world. Andy Serkis brings this epic tale to life and his flexibility to “be the characters” is a rare talent. Absolutely loving listening and highly recommend a listen. Thank you!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 02-11-2023

Magnificent storytelling

Tolkien interpreted by Serkis is as good as storytelling can be. This is a must!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 12-09-2023

Serkis was meant for this

Loved every second of it. Serkis narrating was the best decision, I can't imagine anyone more suited for the role. Can you imagine Gollum's voice with any other voice actor?!? Can't recommend enough.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 04-08-2023

Hats off to Andy

Wow, what an amazing voice actor! Hearing Smeagol and the orcs again whas an absolute delight!

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  • Karl Els
  • 23-07-2023

TWO TOWERS AUDIBLE

REALLY ENJOYED THE READING BY ANDY. EASY AND CLEAR LISTENING. OFTEN HAD TEARS IN MY EYES FROM THE EMOTION. THANK YOU.

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  • MonBon
  • 14-07-2023

Enjoying the narration by Andy Serkis

What better person to narrate the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, than Gollum himself! A must have

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  • Kenneth G. Langaard
  • 14-05-2023

Andy Serkis is Amazing!!

Best version of Lord of the Rings ever!!
Serkis’s voice brings the magic and the world alive like never before!!

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  • Jens
  • 23-09-2021

Gollum!

Did I walk around in public with a huge grin when I heard Serkis' Gollum return in this the best version of this tale?
Yes, I did.

In general, Serkis does a very good job with all the characters, with some clearly inspired from the movies.
Would recommend this to everyone!

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  • Luke
  • 01-12-2021

Serkis gives this everything! I wish he hadn't

I really enjoyed Serkis' highly animated reading of The Fellowship, but this one just takes it too far. It's more like a one-man radio play than an audiobook. The orc and ent voices in particular are so over-the-top that I spent the entirety of several sections cringing and desperately wanting them to be over. Good luck listening to this for evening relaxation; if you set the volume to be able to hear the quieter sections, you will have to endure full-on shouting from Serkis when the action picks up. It's certainly a strong performance, but I'm wondering who exactly briefed him and why they didn't suggest he tone things down a bit. The best thing I can say about this one is at least there weren't as many songs to endure. Although the ent song is particularly painful, I skipped through most of it.

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  • LEON NEWTON
  • 21-09-2021

Yorkshire!

This gets 5 stars because Serkis gave all Gondorians a Yorkshire accent, the greatest accent in the world.

Boromir seems less out of place amongst his Kingsman now, particularly his brother and father.

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  • Steph
  • 26-09-2021

A terrific experience

Serkis has done a fantastic job in narrating the trilogy. This was a great experience as a first time reader of the trilogy. Serkis does a fantastic job in creating the atmosphere with each character distinctive voices that are connected to the movies and, of course, you cannot forget the performance of Gollum. I grew to enjoy this book while listening and I am looking forward to listening to The Return of the King.

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  • Alex Ryder
  • 18-08-2022

Criminals

Amazon have officially lost the plot. changing the cover of books to promote a TV show is what I call criminal at the best if times but to do it to The Lord Of The Rings is just wrong. How have the Tolkien family allowed this to happen. i can only think for one reason £££

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 21-03-2022

listen at 1.30 speed

Listen at 1.30 speed. and 1.4 speed during the treebeard chapter. Thank me later!!!

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  • Anthony wilson
  • 23-09-2021

Simply Phenomenal

Absolutely superb performance by Mr Serkis as always. extremely glad these have been produced.

It has made a simply great story even more great which didn't think was possible.

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  • patrick locufier
  • 13-02-2022

Remarkable!

Remarkable book, remarkable story read remarkably! Brought to life for the listener, an ageless epic account of a time that may have been...

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  • lewis boynton
  • 05-10-2021

My Precious

The main reason of me getting these books again was to see Andy serkis back doing his famous gollum and my word he didn't disappoint , I look forward to seeing some more of gollum in ROTK

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  • Anonymous User
  • 03-05-2022

Tree beard let's it down

Andy Serkis was brilliant as normal, but the chapters with treebeard are so boring. It really slows the story down and is a struggle to get through. The chapters with Frodo, Sam and gollum are engaging and captivating.

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