The Worm Ouroboros
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The Worm Ouroboros

by Eric Rücker Eddison

1922•Fantasy•450 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventurewardramaslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeSweeping and polished: an original fantasy novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

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2.5 / 5

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About This Book

A unique work of 20th Century prose following the epic power struggle and conflict between two peoples, the Demons and the Witches. Pre-dating the much better known works of Tolkein, it involves quests and battles on land and sea, heroic acts and deceits, love, lust and infidelity; all in settings so lavishly and extravagantly described as to stretch even the most vivid imagination.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureWarDramaAll consuming questDeep rivalryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

English Fantasy fictionFantasyBiographyPresidentsCollege teachersMissing personsCharles County Community CollegeImaginary wars and battles

Details

Author
Eric Rücker Eddison
Published
1922
Pages
450
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