<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The greatest and most convincing writer of 'invented worlds' that I have read. -- J. R. R. Tolkien. Written in the best traditions of Homeric epics, Eddison's masterpiece recounts compelling tales of warriors and witches.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>An eccentric masterpiece -- Ursula K. LeGuin<br>A new climate of the imagination -- C. S. Lewis<br>A masterpiece -- James Stephens<br>This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. When <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> first appeared, the critics inevitably compared it to this 1922 landmark work. Tolkien himself frankly acknowledged its influence, with warm praise for its imaginative appeal. The story of a remote planet's great war between two kingdoms, it ranks as the <i>Iliad</i> of heroic fantasy.<br>In the best traditions of Homeric epics, Norse sagas, and Arthurian myths, author E. R. Eddison weaves a compelling adventure, with a majestic, Shakespearean narrative style. His sweeping tale recounts battles between warriors and witches on fog-shrouded mountaintops and in the ocean's depths -- along with romantic interludes, backroom intrigues, and episodes of direst treachery. Generations of readers have joyfully lost themselves in the timeless worlds of <i>The Worm Ouroboros. </i>This new edition, magnificently illustrated with the classic original images, continues the enchantment.
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