Comparing The Shadow Wars And The Lord Of The Rings (Lotr) Trilogy

Books are completely objective, people either love them or hate them. They will either go down in history or vanish into the mist. The “Lord of the Rings” (LotR) trilogy is one of the most notorious series ever, written about an unassuming hobbit named Frodo who goes on a journey to save the world (Tolkien). In contrast, the “Shadow Wars” trilogy is completely unheard of, despite being written by the writers of Star Wars and The Uncanny X-men. The Shadow Wars (SW) trilogy is written about a Nelwyn named Willow Ufgood (or Thorn Drumheller) and the princess Elora Dannan who have to realign the twelve magic domains in order to save the kingdom of Angwyn and the planet (Claremont and Lucas). Both trilogies have fantastical story lines, unassuming heroes, and mind boggling magic, yet one is infamous and the other completely obscure when in fact both should be household names. …show more content…
The series takes its audience on an adventure all the way from the Shire to Mt. Doom in Mordor. As the characters grow, the reader feels like they are growing as well. In fact, every battle and every death causes apprehension and sadness in their hearts. Following that notion, the SW trilogy by Chris Claremont and George Lucas, shows its audience the growth of a character in hardship as they are introduced to every aspect of that world, all the way from the deepest mine to the tallest mountain. Claremont also writes in such depth that every scene is hyper realistic, bringing forth any and all emotions that can be