Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an esteemed academic and a literary master who wrote what are arguably the greatest fantasy epics of all time: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. To read his work is to suspend reality and step into a world so rich in imagination and breathtaking in detail and history that you dare to wonder (and hope) if Tolkien penned his stories from real memories and experiences. Those who enter Middle-earth come back irrevocably changed. Been there, done that, got the Elvish script tattoo.
