The classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction. Also includes The Worm Ouroboros.

 When Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was published, reviewers saw that there was only one author with whom he could legitimately be compared: Eric Rucker Eddison (1882-1945). He met both Tolkien and Lewis, and was cited by both as the game-changer in fantastic literature and a key influence on them. His two principal works - the sprawling and opulent fantasy trilogy Zimiamvia (which has been favourably compared to Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast) and the earlier hedonistic The Worm Ouroboros (a cross between H. P. Lovecraft and Lord Dunsany) - put Eddison up among the masters of his craft. Admirers including Ursula Le Guin, Robert Silverberg and Clive Barker have all lined up to praise his books.

 This complete eBook edition includes the three books of the Zimiamvia Trilogy - Mistress of Mistresses, A Fish Dinner in Memison, and The Mezentian Gate, together with the epic prelude novel The Worm Ouroboros.

The Complete Zimiamvia

The lost classic masterpiece of magical realms, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction.

 On the far side of darkness lies a world where two mighty forces are making ready for a war of kingdom against kingdom, warrior against witch, and honour against treachery. It is a world that beckons Edward Lessingham and is totally at odds with his Edwardian background. Torn by greater passions than mere mortals can know, the adventure-loving lords of Demonland are pitted against the cruel enchantments of the witch-king Gorice XII. As swords cross with clash of steel, they begin their odyssey in glory and terror.

 E. R. Eddison's masterpiece stands as one of the great prototypes of modern fantasy fiction. The intricately woven themes of high adventure, sorcery and the conflict between good and evil transport the reader to epic worlds beyond imagination.

The Worm Ouroboros - The Prelude to Zimiamvia

Burdon Lane, le narrateur, est un homme de main pour le compte d'UniArms, société-écran se livrant au fructueux trafic d'armes. Lors d'un gros deal d'artillerie à New York avec deux dangereux gangs noirs, les choses tournent mal : une fusillade éclate, un révérend pacifiste et défenseur des droits civiques est assassiné. Lane, blessé, réussit à s'enfuir avec Jinx, l'un des chefs du gang. Ils réalisent peu à peu que toute l'affaire n'a été qu'un traquenard destiné à faire accuser les gangs du meurtre du révérend. La course de Burdon Lane présente une composante essentielle et controversée de la civilisation américaine : le deuxième amendement qui autorise les citoyens à porter une arme et la violence qui en découle. Cependant, ce n'est pas un roman à thèse. L'intrigue repose sur une série de machinations gigognes démentes, vues à travers les yeux d'un homme qui n'a rien d'un héros. Écrit au présent et à la première personne, dans un style au rythme haletant, hypnotique, à la fois distancié et brutal, La course de Burdon Lane est non seulement un roman qui s'empare du lecteur et parvient à le tenir en haleine jusqu'au bout, mais aussi un texte d'une grande qualité littéraire et d'une remarquable générosité.

La course de burdon lane

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