The book "Elven Blade" was published in 1993 and quickly brought fame to the author. This is a unique work of its kind, which is not just written based on the book The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, but continues the events described in it. In fact, a whole trilogy has been created, with the Elven Blade being the first book.
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Nick Perumov is the pseudonym of the Russian writer Nikita Danilovich Perumov. Back in school years, he began to write a lot, but at first he had no idea that he would connect his life with literature. Only in adulthood was the author's first book published - "Elven Blade". After the success that followed the publication, Nick Perumov plunged headlong into the fantasy world and even created his own universe. Since then, the author has published many books, among which one can find both traditional fantasy and stories based on the technical future and historical past.
Over the course of his literary career, Nick Perumov has written more than 48 books, and many are still in the process of writing. The talent of the author really affects minds and hearts, because he received many awards, as well as recognition abroad. His books are actively translated into other languages. Perhaps that is why a few years ago, the author moved to live in the United States. However, he often visits Russia and holds evenings and meetings devoted to his works.
Book's contents
The main feature of the book "Elven Blade" is that the author did not begin to create his own world for heroes from scratch, he continued the work of the world famous J. R. R. Tolkien. The characters of Nick Perumov live in the Mediterranean, saved by Frodo Baggins, walk his paths and live his life, because the main character is also a hobbit.
However, the Folko Brandyback around whom the narrative is built, during his travels around the world, finds out that even after the destruction of the Ring, there are a lot of evil and creatures in the world who want to destroy not only the little hobbit, but also the supremacy of the elves. To implement the cunning plans, they need a certain elven blade. The author expertly comes up with an exciting plot that easily takes the reader out of reality. A real chase unfolds behind the blade, because both evil forces and those who hope to save the magical world want to take possession of it. But what these events will turn into can be found in the next books of the series - The Black Spear and Adamant Henna.
Book Reviews
It so happened that usually the continuation and creativity of the fans do not cause much enthusiasm, but this clearly cannot be said about the book "Elven Blade". From the very beginning of the publication of the work, his enthusiastic reads by fans of both J.R. R. Tolkien and Nick Perumov himself.
So it is not surprising that on the Web you can find mostly positive reviews. Everyone appreciates the skill of the author and also an interesting plot. Nevertheless, some readers were embarrassed by such a continuation of the great saga, because their life after the destruction of the Ring of Omnipotence was presented in a different light. This dispute between those who liked the novel "Elven Blade" and his opponents began with the publication of the book, and it has not subsided to this day.