The Fellowship of the Ring has traveled beyond Rivendell and been separated. Merry and Pippin are taken by Orcs to their headquarters, but escape into the forest and meet the Ents (large tree-like creatures) and wage battle against the Orcs who have decimated the forests. Glimli, Legolas and Aragorn follow Merry and Pippin until they encounter the Riders of Rohan led by Éomer and are swept away to Gondor.
Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins separate from the rest of the Fellowship and sneak into Gondor to dispose of the Ring.
Saruman, the corrupted wizard, rules the Orcs at Isengard and follows Aragon and his companions by magic. When Gandalf reappears to them as the White Rider, a white wizard resurrected from his death in The Fellowship of the Ring, he guides the companions to the Golden Hall of King Théoden where he points to the king's adviser as Saruman's spy.
When they confront Saruman at Isengard Aragorn, Glimli, and Legolas are surprised to discover Merry and Pippin. The hobbits connect Gandalf with the Ents who want to help the fight against the Dark Lord Sauron. During the battle at Isengard King Théoden's cast out adviser attempts to kill Gandalf with a magic seeing-stone Pippin looks into the stone and gives Sauron the ability to follow him throughout Middle Earth.
Sam and Frodo meet Gollum, the creature Bilbo stole the Ring from in The Hobbit, and force him to lead them through the marshland to the edge of Mordor. The trio encounters Boromir's brother Faramir and his men who offer to help their mission. Gollum leads Sam and Frodo into the lair of a giant spider, an encounter which ends with Frodo kidnapped by Orcs and Sam in possession of the Ring.
The Two Towers bridges the re-emergence of the Ring and it's journey into Mordor. The break up of the Fellowship allows different factions of Middle Earth to become engaged in the struggle between submission under the Ring and the people of Middle Earth's freedom. Teens and adults alike will enjoy this classic.
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