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J.R.R. Tolkein
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
by: J.R.R. TolkeinOne Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
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WarriorsFor generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying– and some deaths are more mysterious than others. In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty . . . who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.
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Who Let the Gods Out?Elliot’s mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes to earth and changes his life forever. The star is Virgo – a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. But the pair accidentally release Thanatos, a wicked death daemon imprisoned beneath Stonehenge, and must then turn to the old Olympian gods for help. After centuries of cushy retirement on earth, are Zeus and his crew up to.
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Wolf BrotherSix thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined. In this page-turning, original, and spectacularly told adventure story, Torak and Wolf are joined by an incredible cast of characters as they battle to save their world, in this first book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
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The Land of StoriesAlex and Conner Bailey’s world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
Samara Prabhakar, G7 –
The Lord of The Rings essentially is one book, however, since it is so profoundly long, for the sake of the readers, the book is divided into a trilogy. This review will discuss the first part of the trilogy, The Fellowship of The Ring. Being completely honest, going into reading this book, I was excruciatingly intimidated by the sheer size of the book, and if you are at the same place I was, deliberating reading this because of the magnitude, don’t. Just read the book and you will experience first hand what a good fantasy novel should feel like and how transporting, cohesive and interesting the book really is. Normally, one would assume that books that are on the longer side tend to drag, but I did not find this to even have a trace of truth in JRR Tolkien’s novel. Furthermore, the fact that it is fantasy and so intricately designed makes one wonder, ‘is it possible that this is real?’ There is a map provided at the front of the book (excruciatingly in-depth) and the chapters describing Frodo’s journey coincide with the map exactly. Moreover, the book truly is so descriptive that even if I wouldn’t revisit the book for a year, I would still be able to describe Lorithien, the Elves Realm, and the Nazgul, the Ring Wraiths. This is what I find so captivating about the book, and if you are exploring fantasy as a genre, I would definitely recommend TLOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring to start off with.