The Skeptic's Book of Lists<p>Resale shop find. I never even noticed this Lord of the Rings "inspired" series growing up in the 1980s. Critics back then seemed to turf it.</p><p>"The Iron Tower Trilogy is, in fact, The Lord of the Rings with the serial numbers filed off. Crudely. Anyone who possesses even a passing familiarity with Tolkien's masterwork should stand aghast at the 'similarities'"</p><p>Ouch.</p><p>Still this is interesting:</p><p>"With the local Middle-earth threatened by the standard ghastly menace from the frozen north..."</p><p>Iron Tower. Iron throne. Winter is coming. Hrm!<br>___________<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/IronTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IronTower</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/HighFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighFantasy</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DennisLMcKiernan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DennisLMcKiernan</span></a></p>