![]() ![]() Įric Rücker Eddison, (24 November 1882-18 August 1945) was an English civil servant and author, writing epic fantasy novels under the name E. Generations of readers have joyfully lost themselves in the timeless worlds of The Worm Ouroboros. 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. Eddison weaves a compelling adventure, with a majestic, Shakespearean narrative style. In the best traditions of Homeric epics, Norse sagas, and Arthurian myths, author E. The story of a remote planet’s great war between two kingdoms, it ranks as the Iliad of heroic fantasy. Tolkien himself frankly acknowledged its influence, with warm praise for its imaginative appeal. When The Lord of the Rings first appeared, the critics inevitably compared it to this 1922 landmark work. This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. ![]() Mistress of Mistresses (Zimiamvian Trilogy #1) ![]()
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