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mckillip tells us right up front in her introduction that this trilogy is a)inspired by tolkein and b)neither her favorite nor her best writing. she's quite correct on both counts.
telling the tale of a backwater prince (a somewhat large fish in a tiny pond, not entirely unlike certain hobbits) discovering his true destiny and just how important he is to saving the land from an incomprehensible evil, the structure is rather tolkeinesque. sadly, the best and worst of that work is stashed in here, ...more
telling the tale of a backwater prince (a somewhat large fish in a tiny pond, not entirely unlike certain hobbits) discovering his true destiny and just how important he is to saving the land from an incomprehensible evil, the structure is rather tolkeinesque. sadly, the best and worst of that work is stashed in here, ...more

Aug 11, 2010
Danielle The Book Huntress
marked it as to-read