[Mid] A forgotten? classic

On another subject entirely:

Last month I re-read a book that I first encountered about the time I
joined the SCA -- almost thirty years ago. I thought I'd mention it
here to let people know it exists (though I have no idea if it's in
print).

The book is E.R. Eddison's *The Worm Ouroborous.* It is a high fantasy
written in the '20s by an eccentric Englishman who thought it would be
neat to write a book in pseudo-Elizabethan English about Witches, Imps,
Demons, and Ghouls who lived on the planet Mercury.

I can see you all running right out to find it now... :-)

Despite the odd choice of names of his peoples and the use of the name
Mercury for the world, this is an amazing book. I enjoyed it much more,
I think, the second time. It was there in the back of my brain, saying,
"If you are interested in the Chronicles of Froissart, you should reread
ME!" So I did (had a heck of a time finding it, since I'd lost my copy)
and was I ever glad.

You want medieval-style heroic fiction written in extraordinarily
well-crafted language, this is it.

Finnvarr

P.S. It was reprinted by Ballantine numerous times in the 1970s, so it
may be lurking in used book stores.

From: Steve Muhlberger <stevem@faculty.unipissing.ca>
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