235 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations by John Howe. "...sixteen bestselling fantasy authors share details of their personal relationships with Tolkien's mythos, for it inspired them all. Had there been no Lord of the Rings, there would also have been no Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin; no Song of Ice and Fire saga from George R.R. Martin; no Tales of Discworld by Terry Pratchett; no Riftwar stories from Raymond Feist; no Legends of Alvin Maker f r o m O rson Scott Card. Each of them was influenced by the master mythmaker, and now each reveals the nature of that influence and their personal relationships with the greatest fantasy novels ever written in the English language..." Other aut ho rs : Po u l Anderson; Michael Swanwick; Esther Friesner; Harry Turtledove; Robin Hobb; Diane Duane; Douglas A. Anderson; Charles de Lint; Lisa Goldstein; Glenn Hurdling; and, Terri Windling. Concludes with brief author biographies. This is a ne w u nre ad bo ok . F/F

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