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Sauron Hero, Gandolf war mongoring villain!

Eislor

By Eislor,
Posted on: 2011-02-17 14:39 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture

 

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A book written from the viewpoint of Sauron's minions.

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Well, there's two sides to every story, or to quote a less banal maxim, history is written by the winners. That's the philosophy behind "The Last Ringbearer," a novel set during and after the end of the War of the Ring (the climactic battle at the end of "The Lord of the Rings") and told from the point of view of the losers.
The article is here, and there's a link to the (free) book in the article itself.

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Strange that the article continues to compare it to Wind Done Gone, but never bothers to compare it to the obvious: Wicked.

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Meh. Sounds like anti-fan fiction.

If one really wants to puncture Tolkein's fantasy, the best way to it is with an over-the-top comic parody, not a similarly reactionary counter-myth.

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Originally Posted by MentalMaden View Post
Strange that the article continues to compare it to Wind Done Gone, but never bothers to compare it to the obvious: Wicked.
See also John Gardner's retelling of the Beowulf myth, Grendel.

 

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Originally Posted by MentalMaden View Post
Strange that the article continues to compare it to Wind Done Gone, but never bothers to compare it to the obvious: Wicked.
Because Wicked had no redeeming features whatsoever?

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