Introduction to Dynasty

      The Dynasty epic fantasy series came, of course, from Lord of the Rings.

      It was opening night of the Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001. I was twenty years old. I had just seen a near-perfect onscreen recreation of my most treasured book of all time. I saw Gandalf on screen and he was just as warm and kind and powerful as I’d always imagined. My mind was racing when I got home. I was never going to get to sleep. I started reading Fellowship again for the twentieth time.

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