The Lord of The Rings: Part 2

The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring  by J.R.R. Tolkien is getting more and more exiting since where I left off at the Weathertop scene. At Weathertop Frodo got stabbed by an evil creature, a Ringwraith, who used a poisoned blade. The suspense is very present because only Elven power can heal him and the only elf who is powerful enough to is Elrond, the elf lord. They have to get to Rivendale quickly, and with more Ringwraiths on their tale! They arrive after a big scare with the Ringwraiths. Frodo meets his uncle there also, and at a council that they find out that a trusted wizard friend, Saruman, has betrayed them and joined the Dark Lord Sauron. Elrond sends Frodo out with his three hobbit-freinds, Gandalf, Strider and another man, an elf, and a dwarf. They set off for a mountain pass, but a series of events turns them back. They then have to go through the perilous Mines of Moria. In Moria they battle orcs and their is an epic duel between the wizard Gandalf and a balrog, a fiery demon. They escape from the chasm of Moria, but with a great loss. They then stop and rest at the most beautiful elven city of Galadrim. They are given food and gifts and go down the Great River, they are attacked by orcs along the way, and are followed! They come to the shore of the lawn of Ammon Hen where an event that effects the rest the story happens.

The story, which I mentioned earlier, is boring in the beginning, but only because Tolkien is giving all the background information that you need to know so that the rest of the book will be more exiting. there is not a hint of boringness from the start of the fellowships journey, till the end of the book! My favorite part in the book is the duel between Gandalf and the balrog. Tolkien makes the writing suspenseful and brings a vivid image into your head. This is probably the best book I have read so far and I want to read the sequels. The movies are great if you haven't seen them The Fellowship of the ring, The Two Towers,and TheReturnoftheKing