The free peoples of Middle-earth struggle against the forces of darkness.

Eregion’s fate is decided.

Darkness falls over Khazad-dûm. Sauron and Galadriel each seek new allies. The Stranger and Harfoots encounter a growing threat.

Sauron bargains with Adar. The Stranger and Nori venture into new lands. The Three Elven Rings face judgment.

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that…