The Worm Ouroboros

"The Worm Ouroboros," first published in 1922, is the most acclaimed fantasy novel predating J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." It concerns the schemes and great wars of imaginary heroes, men called by names such as Witches, Demons, Goblins, Imps and Pixies, but men nonetheless. The scenery is spectacular, from the vivid landscapes to the sumptuous thrones and costumes. Eddison's invented world comes to life with his vibrant and real characters, and the language in which he tells his tale. This book, along with the works of Tolkien, Dunsany and others, shaped modern fantasy and as such is a cornerstone of fantasy literature. Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson, author of "The Annotated Hobbit" and series editor for Cold Spring Press fantasy classics.?I read the works of Eddison ? with great enjoyment for their sheer literary merit. ? I still think of him as the greatest and most convincing writer of ?invented worlds' that I have read.? ? J.R.R. Tolkien?Talking about ?making a world, ' have you read Eddison's "The Worm Ouroboros"? Good to the taste as home cured ham.? ? C.S. Lewis?As you value your aesthetic soul, don't fail to read "The Worm Ouroboros," by E. R. Eddison, within 24 hours!!! Art? Phantasy? Prose-poetry? Look & see! Man, what a style!? ? H.P. Lovecraft?Eddison is unequaled in the vigor, the vividness, the passionate intensity of his imagining, the brooding sadness that underlies it, and the cockeyed magnificence of his language.? ? Ursula K. Le Guin?A miraculous poetic epic of sorcery and swordsmanship, of heroism and the blackest of villainy. "The Worm Ouroboros" is the greatest high fantasy of them all.? ? Robert Silverberg