t of an awful predicament.The celebration of escaping the spiders is short lived since the dwarfs are yet again captured...this time by the Wood Elves. Bilbo however dons his ring and escapes capture. He followed the elves to there home in the forest.There he formulated a plan to free his friends. He opens their cells and seals them in barrels. He then floated the barrel up the river to Lake-town and freedom.In Lake-town they get more supplies and venture to the Lonely Mountain. On the mountain they heard a thrush drop a snail to the rocks. Recalling what Beorn told them about the thrush and sunlight, they quickly found the hidden back entrance to Smaug's lair.Bilbo puts on his ring and goes to confront the dragon. It is there he notices that in Smaug's underbelly there is a place that is not covered by his iron like scales. After conversing with the dragon Bilbo returns to the party. Smaug however is thoroughly angry about his little invisible visitor and heads to destroy Lake-town.When the dragon attacks, a thrush told Bard (the captain of the archers) that Smaug has a weak spot in his breast. Bard used his black arrow to slay the beast. Then the towns people made him king of Lake-town. With Smaug dead the men and elves go to claim his horded treasure. Dwarf troops under Thorin's kinsman Dain also appear. There bickering was soon changed to alliance when the Wargs and Goblins approached... and so began The Battle of the Five Armies. During the battle Thorin is hurt and Bilbo gets knocked unconscious by falling rocks. The eagles as well as Beorn, in bear form join the fray. The Wargs and goblins were vanquished. Bilbo later returned to his burrow under the hill with a chest of treasure, a ring of power, and heart full of adventure.BOOK REVIEWI liked this book a lot. The author uses characters that appear only in fairy tales, yet gives them a personality that shows maturity. I especially liked the way Bilbo changed from a tea drinking h...
