The Last Ring-Bearer

This was a fun, daring work. It manages to reimagine The War of the Ring from Mordor's perspective in a believable way, as well as looking at how the after-effects of the war would have played out in a “realistic” setting. The end result is a book that you would need to be well-versed in Tolkien to appreciate, while also being something that most Tolkien fans would probably dislike as it “ignores the beauty” and “misses the point” of the original. Regardless, I loved the concept of “history is written by the victors” applied to a beloved tale.