Synopsis
Lord Juss of Demonland leads the weary survivors of his army to destroy the power of Witchland and rescue Goldry Bluszco
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Review
In 1922, Eddison published his first novel The Worm Ourobouros, a novel of daring adventures and dastardly treachery set in a never-never-land on Mercury; his four novels channelled the evolution of genre fantasy, not least by being much admired by both Lewis and Tolkien. The gallant and noble lords of Demonland are threatened by an assortment of villains--the various kings Gorice of Witchland and the thuggish generals of their court, aided and abetted by the compulsively treacherous Lord Gro; Gro is one of the more fascinating villains in fantasy: charismatic, intelligent, sensitive and flawed. Eddison was obsessed with the poetry and prose of the Elizabethan era--not trusting his own poetic skills, he simply has his characters quote sonnets and epigrams and ballads, some of them famous; when his characters deliver heroic defiance or counsel betrayal, it is always in a rhetoric that for once sounds like what the characters of a heroic age might say. What makes The Worm Ourobouros a classic fantasy is, quite simply, that it has some of the best battle scenes, some of the more terrifying scenes of magic and some of the most tender love scenes that the genre has ever achieved--it is nice to have it back again. --Roz Kaveney
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A glorious, lush tale of a great war for domination set on a planet of spectacular beauty
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. E.R. Eddison?s The Worm Ouroboros is like nothing else in fantasy literature, for its wild mythopoeic swings, and its relentless and florid Elizabethan diction, to name just two features. Published in the 1920s, both Tolkien and Lewis were fans of the world-building, if not the world-view. This 1991 first printing of the reissue is remarkable for having been annotated as a help to the modern reader ? and is signed by Minnesotan Paul Edmund Thomas, who wrote the intro and annotated the work. Eddison, E.R. : The Worm Ouroboros. New York : Dell Trade Paperback. Introduced and annotated by Paul Edmund Thomas; foreword by Douglas E. Winter; illustrations by Keith Henderson. Originally published 1926. Octavo (8vo), 8? h. [viii], ix-[xliv], 1-448, [449-452] blank. Condition notes: a very good copy, worn, with moderate rubbing and curling to wrappers, several small tears and chips. Interior tanned with former owner?s pencil notes, and annotator signature to title page. We personally inspect every book we offer. Seller Inventory # 251120002
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