Boom. Boom. Boom. The earth crackled and shook like the thunder in the heavens had pelted the earth with its voice. Doom. Doom. Doom. What if Samwise Gamgee never existed? Would the Fellowship still have triumphed? Undoubtably, not.

A companion handbook to the epic, trailblazing AU Legolas-LOTR fanfiction work 'The Silvan' written by my friend @NImruzirFanFiction . It is a chronicle of all my reviews written for 'The Silvan' that capture my understanding of each chapter together with my views on it, whether positive or negative; together with the author's response. Hopefully, it will help to enhance the reader's enjoyment of this amazing, powerful, deeply engaging & masterful piece of Legolas-LOTR fanfiction writing. You can find 'The Silvan' at https://www.wattpad.com/story/79164328-the-silvan-lord-of-the-rings-legolas-wattys2016 . The synopsis of the story is as follows: ===================================== Legolas is a child of the deep, arcane forest. With the face of a Sinda and the heart of a Silvan, he struggles with the mysteries of his illegitimate past as he strives to fulfil his dream; to become a captain in the king's militia. Son of a Silvan mother he never knew, and an unknown Sindarin father, he finds the family he never had in his childhood friends and fellow warriors. But everything will change one fateful day, when a lieutenant will come to realise who The Silvan really is, a discovery that will lead to the unravelling of the mystery of his own past, one that will forever change the course of history. This is his journey from ignorance to understanding, from fantasy to reality and eventually, to Elven warrior-hood and his own, surprising destiny.