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Anyone who likes Lord of the Rings will love this; it recalls the tropes and even incidents of LOTR but is entirely original: the author has an amazingly expressive and sinuous prose style that almost verges on poetry, but without being florid or just descriptive: the story drives you relentlessly forward and the incidents are wondrous and incredible.

The fate of the world is at stake and we have a disparate (motley even) fellowship that is commissioned to save it. You are propelled from page to page. Great read. To aid full disclosure, the author is my son – who…

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