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Title: It had so much promise...
Review: To date this is the most blatent copy of Tolkiens work. However, Mckiernan does admit this in the opening pages. Still if you are going to copy the master at least do it in a way that would honor his memory. This novels characters were shallow and very unrealistic in their interactions with each other and their enviroment. I was very dissapointed. The only way this novel recieved the two stars that it did was because of the ending. This at least showed some originality.
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