J.R.R Tolkein

J.R.R Tolkien is one of the most famous fantasy authors of all time who created a trilogy that rivals Star Wars or Harry Potter in writing and on the big screen.  The Lord of The Rings despite popular belief is not the first book he wrote when on closer inspection he wrote many short stories for the Silmarillion a collection of tales soon to be related to the tlotr trilogy.  "In the hole in the ground lived a hobbit" was the first sentence in the lord of the rings and became more filled in when his family wanted him to finish the book leading to success despite the Silmarillion not being accepted the Lord of the Rings was so popular it became known as a "alternate Bible" poking fun at some at it's fans even some calling it a "cult".  The book was never meant to go this far because it was a throw-away short story at the time describing a Hobbit until his wife and kids convinced him to take it to a publisher and started the dabiu of a huge media and cultural icon.