This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.
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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 landmark work.
This is the book that shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy