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The Return of the King

J. R. R. Tolkien

First published 1955
Type Novel
Series Middle Earth Universe › The Lord of the Rings #3

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1955 Cover The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
1956 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel
1961 Cover The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin and Houghton Mifflin Novel
1965 Cover The Return of the King Ace Books Novel
November 1965 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
December 1965 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
December 1965 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
December 1965 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus |3
1966 The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
January 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1966 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
September 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1966 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1966 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
1967 The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
February 1967 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
February 1967 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
March 1967 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
April 1967 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
July 1967 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1967 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1967 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1968 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
1968 The Lord of the Rings Nelson (Canada) Omnibus |3
1968 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
January 1968 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
March 1968 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
July 1968 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
July 1968 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
1969 The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
1969 The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
March 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
April 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1969 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
January 1970 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
March 1970 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1970 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1970 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
November 1970 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1971 Cover The Return of the King Methuen Novel 19
1971 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
February 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
August 1971 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
November 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
December 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
December 1971 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1972 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
1972 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
January 1972 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1972 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1972 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
November 1972 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
November 1972 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
November 1972 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1973 Cover The Return of the King Methuen (Canada) Novel
1973 Cover The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
1973 Cover The Return of the King Methuen (Canada) Novel
1973 Cover The Lord of the Rings Methuen Omnibus
March 1973 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
September 1973 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1973 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus |3
December 1973 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1974 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus |3
1974 Cover The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
1974 Cover The Return of the King George Allen & Unwin Novel
September 1974 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1974 Cover Tolkien Ballantine Books Omnibus |4
December 1974 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus |4
1975 Cover The Return of the King Methuen (Canada) Novel
1975 Cover The Return of the King Methuen (Canada) Novel
April 1975 Cover Tolkien Ballantine Books Omnibus |4
July 1975 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
September 1975 Cover The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
1976 Cover Heroic Tales Magnum (Canada) Omnibus
1976 The Lord of the Rings George Allen & Unwin Omnibus 777
March 1976 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
June 1976 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1977 Cover Heroic Tales Magnum Omnibus
1977 Cover The Return of the King Magnum (Canada) Novel 21
1977 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
1977 Cover The Return of the King Magnum (Canada) Novel 21
1977 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Paperbacks Omnibus |3
October 1977 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
October 1977 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1978 The Lord of the Rings Guild Publishing Omnibus |3
May 1978 Cover The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Novel 19
November 1978 The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
1979 Cover The Return of the King Unwin Paperbacks Novel
October 1979 The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set) Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
October 1980 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
October 1980 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1981 The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
March 1981 Cover The Return of the King Unwin Paperbacks Novel 15
April 1981 The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
May 1981 The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
1982 The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
April 1982 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
April 1982 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
1983 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Del Rey / Ballantine Omnibus
1983 Cover The Lord of the Rings Unwin Omnibus 771
January 1983 The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel 19
1984 The Lord of the Rings The Easton Press Omnibus |3
April 1984 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
1985 The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
July 1985 The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
1986 The Return of the King Unwin Paperbacks Novel
1986 The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin / SFBC Novel
1986 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Paperbacks Omnibus
1986 Cover The Return of the King Unwin Paperbacks Novel
1986 Cover The Lord of the Rings Unwin Paperbacks Omnibus |3
1986 Cover The Lord of the Rings Unwin Paperbacks Omnibus |3
March 1986 The Return of the King Unwin Paperbacks Novel
July 1986 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
July 1986 Cover The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Ballantine Books Omnibus
1987 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Paperbacks Omnibus |3
1987 The Lord of the Rings Hodder & Stoughton Omnibus |3
March 1987 The Return of the King Unwin Hyman Novel
April 1987 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel 19
August 1987 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Omnibus |3
September 1987 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Hyman Omnibus |3
September 1987 Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Boxed Set Unwin Omnibus
September 1988 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
October 1988 The Lord of the Rings Unwin Hyman Omnibus |3
October 1988 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel
October 1988 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel
1989 Cover The Return of the King BBC Audio Collection Novel
1990 Cover The Return of the King Recorded Books Novel
September 1990 Cover The Lord of the Rings Unwin Hyman Omnibus 773
October 1990 The Return of the King Unwin Novel
August 1991 The Lord of the Rings Grafton Omnibus 777
September 1991 The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
September 1991 The Return of the King Grafton Novel
September 1991 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus 777
November 1991 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus |3
November 1991 The Lord of the Rings Grafton Omnibus |3
January 1992 Cover The Lord of the Rings Grafton Omnibus 777
January 1992 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
January 1992 The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus |3
October 1992 The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
1993 Cover The Return of the King Ballantine Books Novel
1994 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus 777
November 1994 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |777
May 1995 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus 727
June 1995 The Lord of the Rings BOMC / QPB Creations Omnibus |3
November 1996 The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
November 1996 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus 777
November 1997 The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
1999 The Return of the King The Easton Press Novel
1999 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins Omnibus
1999 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollinsPublishers Omnibus
1999 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollinsPublishers Novel 1
January 1999 The Return of the King HarperCollinsPublishers Novel 1
June 1999 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus 727
February 2000 Cover The Lord of the Rings Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus
2001 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
2001 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins Novel
2001 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins Novel
January 2001 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Del Rey / Ballantine Omnibus
June 2001 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus 731
August 2001 Cover The Return of the King Voyager Classics / HarperCollins Novel
2002 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins Novel
2002 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus 727
August 2002 Cover The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit Collins Omnibus
October 2002 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel
July 2003 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus 727
March 2004 The Lord of the Rings Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus
October 2004 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus
June 2005 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Novel
June 2005 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus |3
October 2005 The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Omnibus |3
August 2008 Cover The Return of the King Paw Prints Novel
September 2008 Cover The Lord of the Rings BBC Audiobooks America Omnibus |3
April 2009 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
April 2009 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
April 2010 The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
October 2011 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins Omnibus |4
October 2011 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Box Set HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
October 2011 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
February 2012 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Novel
February 2012 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Omnibus |3
July 2012 Cover The Return of the King Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
July 2012 Cover The Return of the King Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
July 2012 Cover The Return of the King Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
August 2012 Cover The Lord of the Rings Mariner Books Omnibus |3
August 2012 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
August 2012 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
August 2012 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
August 2012 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
August 2012 Cover The Lord of the Rings (7 book) Slipcase HarperCollins Children's Books Omnibus
September 2012 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Mariner Books Omnibus
September 2012 Cover The Return of the King Mariner Books Novel
September 2012 The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Del Rey / Ballantine Omnibus
November 2012 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
October 2013 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
October 2013 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
October 2013 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Omnibus
November 2013 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
November 2013 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
November 2013 Cover The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
June 2014 The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
June 2014 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
December 2014 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
October 2018 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollinsPublishers Novel
April 2020 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
June 2020 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
June 2020 Cover The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set) HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
October 2020 Cover The Return of the King Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Novel
October 2020 Cover The Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Omnibus |3
October 2020 The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Omnibus |3
September 2021 The Return of the King Recorded Books Novel
September 2021 Cover The Return of the King Recorded Books Novel |1
October 2021 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
October 2021 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
November 2021 Cover The Lord of the Rings Mariner Books Omnibus |3
November 2021 Cover The Lord of the Rings Mariner Books Omnibus |3
2022 Cover The Return of the King Recorded Books Novel |1
July 2022 Cover The Return of the King Del Rey Novel
July 2022 Cover The Return of the King William Morrow / HarperCollins Novel
July 2022 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
August 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
August 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |3
August 2022 Cover The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
August 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
September 2022 The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Novel
September 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
September 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |3
October 2022 Cover The Lord of the Rings William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |3
September 2024 Cover The Return of the King William Morrow / HarperCollins Novel
October 2024 Cover The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |3
October 2024 Cover The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus |3
November 2024 Cover The Lord of the Rings William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |3
October 2025 Cover The Hobbit / The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King William Morrow / HarperCollins Omnibus |4