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Review title: Can I rate it ZERO stars?
Product review: McKiernan came up with the idea for these novels while recovering from an auto accident. Not bad for someone on pain medication, but I didn't have that benefit when I read them. I was shocked at the blatant ripoff of Tolkien, intentional or not. All the wonders of Tolkien are there, in a pale, cheap reflection, like Scarlett's Tara, AFTER the Yanks got done with it. Frodo wrapped in the shabby green curtains. If you want a better read, find some of McKiernan's later, much more original work, where he uses this admittedly fertile world much better. Don't bother with this freshman effort. Read the original instead.
