Nick Perumov, "The Elven Blade"

The book "The Elven Blade" was published in 1993 and quickly brought fame to the author. This is a unique work of its kind, which is not simply written based on the book "The Lord of the Rings" by JRR Tolkien, but continues the events described in it. In fact, a whole trilogy was created, and the first book was exactly the "Elven sword".

Author: Nick Perumov

Nick Perumov is the pseudonym of the Russian writer Nikita Danilovich Perumov. Even in his school years, he began to write a lot, but at first did not imagine that he would link his life with literature. Only in adulthood was published the first book of the author - "Elven blade". After the success that followed the publication, Nick Perumov plunged into the fantasy world and even created his own universe. Since then, the author has published many books, among which you can find both traditional fantasy, and stories based on the technical future and the historical past.

During his literary career, Nick Perumov has written more than 48 books, and many are still in the process of writing. The author's talent really amazes the minds and hearts, because he received many awards, as well as recognition abroad. His books are actively translated into other languages. Probably, that's why a few years ago the author moved to live in the US. However, he often happens in Russia and holds evenings and meetings devoted to his works.

Book's contents

The main feature of the book "The Elven Blade" is that the author did not create his world for heroes from scratch, he continued the work of the world-famous JRR Tolkien. Nick Perumov's characters live in the Mediterranean saved by Frodo Baggins, walk by his paths and live his life, because the main character is also a hobbit.

However, Folco Brandibac, around which the narrative is built, during his wanderings around the world finds out that even after the destruction of the Ring in the world there are many evils and creatures that want to destroy not only the small hobbit, but also the elven rule. To implement insidious plans they need some elven blade. The author skillfully comes up with a fascinating plot, which easily takes the reader out of reality. Behind the blade unfolds a real chase, because they want to master both the forces of evil, and those who hope to save the magical world. But what will happen to these events, you can read in the following books of the series - "Black Spear" and "Adamant Henna."

Reviews about the book

It happened that usually the continuations and creativity of the fans do not cause much enthusiasm, but this clearly can not be said about the book "The Elven Blade". From the very beginning of the publication, his works are enthusiastically read by fans of both JRR Tolkien and Nika Perumov himself.

So it's no surprise that you can see mostly positive reviews on the web. Everyone appreciates the author's skill and also an interesting plot. Nevertheless, some readers were embarrassed by the 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 fell in love with the novel "The Elven Blade", and his opponents began with the very publication of the book, and it does not cease until now.