Here's one of the most important modern fantasy novels published -
The Worm Ouroboros - written in a purposely archaic style - NOT SUITED FOR SOME READERS WITH QUICK ATTENTION SPANS - that is rich and evocative, and beautiful. There's a lot on the web about this. I suggest you do the research and check it out in order to see if this is a novel for you.
This is a difficult read, but an incredible work of art, one that creates its own world. Some critics regard
Eddison as a genius of the English language.
Here's a quote, very simplistic in nature:
"When J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings was published, reviewers saw that there was only one book with which it could legitimately be compared:
E.R. Eddison's classic fantasy adventure
The Worm Ouroboros. Set on a distant planet of spectacular beauty and peopled by Lords and Kings, mighty warriors and raven-haired temptresses, Eddison's extravagant story, of a great war for total domination, is an unforgettable work of splendour."
I hope you enjoy it.
Don
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