The Worm Ouroboros - by Eric Rücker Eddison (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A novel of high fantasy and spellbinding imagination, 'The Worm Ouroboros' tells the epic tale of the deadly conflict between Witchland and Demonland. Written in sweeping, heroic, saga-like prose, 'Ouroboros' greatly impressed J. R. R. Tolkien, who declared its author to be "The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds I have read<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A novel of high fantasy and spellbinding imagination set on the (strangely earthlike) planet Mercury and peopled by Ghouls, Goblins, Imps, Demons, and Witches, <em>The Worm Ouroboros</em> tells the epic tale of the conflict between Witchland and Demonland, including an heroic quest to free Goldry Bluszco, banished by sorcery to a remote mountain peak for the killing of Witch-King Gorice XI. </p><p>Written in sweeping, heroic, saga-like prose and shot through with stirring poetry, Ouroboros greatly influenced the work of both J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, predating <em>Lord of the Rings</em> and <em>Chronicles of Narnia</em> by some 30 years. Tolkien was especially impressed by the book, declaring its author to be "The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds that I have read."</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds I have read." J. R. R. Tolkien</p><p> </p><br>
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