Classic Fantasy

Book Title: "The Lord Of The Rings"
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Harper-Collins

"The Lord Of The Rings" is one of the most classic fantasy novels of all time. If you haven't read this book, and are up for tackling it's 1112 pages ( one-volume paper-back edition, inclusive of the 108 page Appendix), then find a copy and start reading! Tolkien's epic is constructed of three books within the novel ("The Fellowship Of The Ring"; "The Two Towers"; "The Return Of The King"), followed by a series of Appendices (A-F) which describe in detail the historic background of Middle Earth and it's inhabitants, family trees of relevant characters, deconstruction of the multiple languages used within the novel ( Elvish, Westron, Common Speech, Entish, Orcish, Torog and Dwarvish) and a series of maps detailing the landscape of Middle Earth. All considered, Tolkien has created an entirely believable world in which no detail is left unwritten and no character is without a background. Any minor details which are not covered in the three books are covered in the Appendices, the most extensive and descriptive of any novel I have ever read. To think that this novel started as a bed-time story for Tolkien's children is amazing, as it has become a novel which although unread by many who aren't brave enough, is known by everybody.
"The Lord Of The Rings" takes us through the journey of Frodo Baggins, and his companions: Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, Merry Brandybuck, Gimli son of Gloin, Aragorn son of Arathorn, Legolas, Boromir and Gandalf. Tolkien's story is one that is both original and entertaining, and despite it's length it does not for one word falter in it's brilliance.
One could almost believe that Tolkien must have spent many years in another world to create something so intricate and word-perfect as "The Lord Of The Rings".
This is one of my favourite novels, and definitely earns a 10/10