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I just finished this one so it might just be fresh in my memory, but I really enjoyed Kiril Yeskov's "The Last Ringbearer". It's a sequel/retelling of Tolkien'
by gibspaulding 5y ago
I just finished this one so it might just be fresh in my memory, but I really enjoyed Kiril Yeskov's "The Last Ringbearer". It's a sequel/retelling of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" written from the Mordorian perspective and based on the premise that LOTR is "a history written by the victors".
It has a completely different feel than Tolkien's writing, and sort of stuffs something resembling Cold War politics into Middle Earth. It's obsurd, but somehow makes perfect sense.
I originally saw it recommended on hn, so thank you whoever you were!
- autarch 5y agoYou might enjoy Jacqueline Carey's duology The Sundering. It's sort of LoTR told from the side of the "bad" guys, though it's set in its own original world, and the story isn't an actual retelling of LoTR.
- zem 5y agomary gentle's "grunts" is another lovely book in that tradition. not to mention it starts with the Last Battle Between Good and Evil.
- rnoorda 5y agoI read this probably 6 or 7 years ago- thanks for the reminder! I should read it again.
- Wildgoose 5y agoI read this a few years back and even as a die-hard Tolkien fan I also thought it was brilliantly done. Recommended!
- thorin 5y agoI can't see any links to buy this in the UK either on Amazon UK or physical stores - is it out of print?
- mynameisash 5y agoI haven't read it, though it's on my list. It wasn't commercially published in English out of concern for running afoul of Tolkien's estate. Instead, it's available for free as an ebook:. https://ymarkov.livejournal.com/280578.html https://ymarkov.livejournal.com/280578.html