Well, I started reading it on monday and am about to be done with the first book... I'm at capther 9.
So what happens in short is that it tells og the preparance of the forces of Gondor, Aragorn splits up with the rest of the his party, and takes the Path of the Dead. And Théoden and the Rohirrim begin their journey to Minas Tirith. By the way you should keep reading cause the Siege of Gondor is the coolest chapther in the whole saga... I still have goosebumps.
I'm not going to find a job until I finish this book...