New Writing on the Worlds of JRR Tolkien by Orson Scott Card, Ursula K Le Guin, Raymond E Feist, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, George RR Marting, and more.
In 1954 one of the most seminal books in English literature was published and caused barely a ripple. It wasn't until the "flower-power" generation of the 1960s that 'Lord Of The Rings' began to exert its real influence and changed the face of fantasy literature forever.
Here for the first time, sixteen of the most revered names in contemporary fantasy writing share with readers their personal relationships with Tolkien's mythical world. A world and mythology that now pervades every aspect of not only modern fantasy writing but also role-playing computer games and Hollywood films.
Without Middle-earth there would have been no 'Earthsea' books by Ursula Le Guin; no 'Song Of Ice And Fire Saga' by George RR Martin; no 'Tales Of Discworld' from Terry Pratchett and no 'Riftwar' stories from Raymond E Feist. Each of these writers were influenced by the master mythmaker and now they reveal the nature of that influence and their relationship with the greatest fantasy novels ever written.
