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About Fantasy Book Review
It all started in 1989, when I first read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. From the first page onwards I was completely immersed in the fantasy world of Middle-earth that he had created. Since that day, although no book since has been able to surpass it, I have been lucky enough to read many excellent books that deserve mentioning in their own right. This is what this site is all about.
All the books that I have read, all the books I will read, and all the books I plan to read will be reviewed on this site and will hopefully help as a guide to those readers looking for advice or ideas for their next read.
The books will be rated between 0 and 10 with the aim of providing a list of the top 100 fantasy books of all time. At the moment the book count is around the 250 mark so there are still plenty of books left to read (which is how I like it).
Since starting this site the main plus points are the authors Steven Erikson, Robin Hobb, Joe Abercrombie, Joseph Delaney, Michael Morpurgo and many new authors who have produced excellent debuts. It is likely that I would not have found these authors had it not been for FantasyBookReview.co.uk.
I must apologise for some of the early reviews on the site as I read the book and then tried to review it afterwards, sometimes after a gap of more than a decade - this is not a good idea and I discovered that you really need to make notes as you go along or the review itself will be use to neither man nor beast.
I hope you enjoy reading the reviews as much as I enjoyed writing them and reading the books.
Lee, Fantasy Book Review
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