It very closely parallels the story line of Lord of the Rings, but from the perspective of one of the Evil Overlord's generals. She's done a fantastic job making you question assumptions about the virtue of the quest, and telling a great story at the same time.
Those crazy Russians. If they aren't insisting that they were the one's to actually create something, they insist that they've raised it to a more-perfect form.
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If the story from the other side intrigues you, you might want to take a look at the Sundering (Banewreaker and Godslayer) series by Jacqueline Carey:
http://www.jacquelinecarey.com/banewreaker.htm
It very closely parallels the story line of Lord of the Rings, but from the perspective of one of the Evil Overlord's generals. She's done a fantastic job making you question assumptions about the virtue of the quest, and telling a great story at the same time.
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