这是一个场面浩大而惨烈的故事。21世纪的某年，以美国为首的北约发起了对俄罗斯的全面攻击。在残酷的保卫战中，俄国的电子战设备无力抵挡美国的进攻，节节败退。唯一的办法，是制造一场阻塞所有通讯频道的电子洪水，使双方的电子仪器同时失灵。于是，一位俄宇航员，驾驶飞船撞向太阳，引起了一场巨大的磁暴，使地球上的通讯全部中断了。人类回到了马可尼之前的时代，士兵们重新拼起了刺刀。

An atlas of 51 maps charting the journey that Frodo and his companions undertake in J.R.R.Tolkien’s epic work. Based on clear and detailed descriptions given in the text and on the original maps that appear in The Lord of the Rings, as well as Tolkien’s own paintings and drawings of the landscape and features of Middle-earth, this book clearly shows Frodo’s route, together with the paths taken by other principal characters. The two-colour maps provide enough detail to help the reader envisage the country through which the narrative moves, and each one also has extensive notes about the journey. Having loved the volumes of The Lord of the Rings since they first appeared, Barbara Strachey long wanted fuller and more detailed maps to go with them. Though not a professional cartographer or artist, she finally decided to create them herself. For nearly 20 years her efforts have provided readers of The Lord of the Rings with a new and more vivid idea of Middle-earth, and her book remains an essential companion to Tolkien’s great masterpiece.