Pollard Memorial Library

Tolkien Read-Alikes

• The Book of Three - Taran, a young pig-keeper, has dreams of daring adventures-and suddenly finds himself living through things he’d never imagined.
• The Black Cauldron - Taran joins Prince Gwydion on a dangerous mission to destroy the evil black cauldron.
• The Castle of Llyr - Taran and his friends must rescue Princess Eilonwy from an evil enchantress.
• Taran Wanderer - Taran sets off on a personal quest to find his parents and to earn the right to marry Princess Eilonwy.
• The High King - An older and wiser Taran and his friends set off on their most dangerous-and possibly deadly-journey.

• The Sword of Shannara - Half-elf Shea Ohmsford and friends set off on a quest to find a magic sword and to defeat the evil Warlock Lord.
• The Elfstones of Shannara - Wil Ohmsford must guard a young girl on her quest to save a dying magical tree that is their land’s last defense against an ancient evil.
• The Wishsong of Shannara - Brin Ohmsford is the only one who has the power to get to and destroy an evil book of spells.
• *Followed by The Heritage of Shannara Series and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Series.

• The Dragonbone Chair - Simon, a young apprentice who hates his mundane chores and longs for excitement gets more than he bargained for when war and evil magic disrupt his world.
• Stone of Farewell - Humans, elves, and trolls must unite to face the Storm King and his undead forces. Simon and his friends have obtained one of the three swords needed to defeat the enemy.
• To Green Angel Tower - The Storm King begins his final preparations for his war on conquest while Simon and his friends race to understand a prophecy that could save their world.

• The Dark Tide - The Dark Lord has slept for ages, but now he wakes. Galen, High-King of Mithgar, sends out a call for warriors.
• Shadows of Doom - Battles have been lost and Princess Laurelin captured, but still warriors from across the land fight for freedom.
• The Darkest Day - Modru is working the magics that will free the Dark Lord as all of Mithgar gathers for their final battle.

• Forbidden - Magic Calandryll, a young scholar from a wealthy family hires the mercenary Bracht to protect him on his journey to help a wizard save the world from the mad god Tharn.
• Dark Magic - Katya, a female warrior, warns Calandryll and Bracht that the wizard they were helping is really trying to destroy the world—and they’d just given him the one tool he needed to do it.
• Wild Magic - Calandryll, Bracht, and Katya race against time to prevent Rythamun from waking the mad god Tharn, unaware that another powerful mage has set an undead assassin on their trail

• The River of Dancing Gods - Joe and Marge, about to die on Earth, are suddenly snatched into another world and transformed into heroes.
• Demons of the Dancing Gods - Evil is brewing in Husaquahr that only two trusted heroes can handle—but both of them have just inherited very unusual problems.
• Vengeance of the Dancing Gods - The Dark Baron, powerless and exiled to Earth, discovers computers are just as powerful as magic. Who else but Joe and Marge could possibly stop him?
• Songs of the Dancing Gods - Defeated on Earth, the Dark Baron is back in Husquahr and up to his old tricks again.
• Horrors of the Dancing Gods - An ancient evil even worse than the Dark Baron threatens Husquahr, and Marge must help Joe’s son Irving become a hero like his father.

• Lord of the Isles - A millennia ago powerful magic almost destroyed their world. After a thousand years recovering, it seems that the magic may get out of control again.
• Queen of Demons - Garric, former shepherd turned King must unite all his allies against an evil demon-queen.
• Servant of the Dragon - Young King Garric settles in to restore order to his kingdom, with advice from a long-dead king, while outside forces again start to gather.

• The Magic Casement - In her father’s isolated kingdom, Inos can be friends with the stable-boy Rap, but when she’s sent away to “learn to be a lady” Rap senses danger and sets off after her.
• Faery Lands Forlorn - Inos’s father has dyed, but she is kidnapped by magic. Faithful Rap is determined to rescue her and see her crowned Queen.
• Perilous Seas - Trapped far from home, Inos fights for her freedom and to regain her kingdom, still unsure if Rap is alive or dead.
• Emperor and Clown - Rap finally arrives to rescue Inos, ready to declare his love, but she’d given up hope and married the cursed Sultan Azak.
• *Followed by A Handful of Men

• The Diamond Throne - Knight and Queen’s Champion Sparhawk returns home after ten years in exile to find the young queen poisoned and placed in enchanted sleep while a cure can be found.
• The Ruby Knight - Sparhawk now knows the antidote for his queen’s mysterious poisoning, but can he and his companions obtain it in time?
• The Sapphire Rose - Sparhawk has recovered the Bhellion, a powerful magic jewel that brings his queen back to life. But evil follow the Bhellion, and now Sparhawk faces new dangers.
• *Followed by The Tamuli

• Shadow Moon - The fate of the Realms rests on the shoulders of the spiteful and spoiled Princess Elora Danan.
• Shadow Dawn - Elora Danan is three years older and wiser as she joins her allies to save the Realms from the evil Deceiver.
• Shadow Star - Elora Danan defeated the Deceiver, but at a terrible price—she killed her dragon allies rather than let them be controlled by evil. Now she swears to protect the last two dragon eggs with her life.
• *Preceded by Willow, a film and novel by George Lucas.

• The Thief’s Gamble - Livak is a thief and a gambler. On a bet she boards a ship bound for the rich city of Hadrumal, not knowing that the tankard she plans to pawn is full of an ancient magic.
• The Swordsman’s Oath - Ryshad is a warrior sworn to serve his lord and the Empire, but Livak and the wizard Shiv have gotten him caught up in a dangerous and mysterious journey.
• The Gambler’s Fortune - Livak and Ryshad have escaped from the evil Elietimm, and now she has set her sights on the fortune she can make if only she can supply the Empire with a magic powerful enough to destroy its enemies.

• Daggerspell - Jill, Cullyn, Rhodry, and Nevyn are bound together by the four hundred year old vow of a long-dead lord seeking to right a wrong.
• Darkspell - Nevyn foresees danger for Rhodry and Jill, but is powerless to prevent it.
• Bristling Wood - The centuries-old Nevyn discovers that the sins of his youth are coming back to haunt him, even as Jill and Rhodry try to unravel their tangle of past lives.

• The Waterborn : Children of the Changeling - Hezhi, Princess of Nhol, starts a dangerous quest. Far away Perkar, a Chieftain’s son dreams of danger and sets off on his own journey.
• The Blackgod : Chosen of the Changeling - Princess Hezhi and her champion Perkar struggle to break free from the Rivergod and its brother the Blackgod. Terry Goodkind - The Sword of Truth Series (ongoing)
• Wizard’s First Rule - Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd join together to try to save their homelands from an evil wizard.
• Stone of Tear - Richard has reluctantly mastered his magic powers and Kahlan has taken over the leadership of the army to finish off Darken Rahl’s forces.
• Blood of the Fold - Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd once again join forces to prevent evil from destroying their world.

• Rhapsody : Child of Blood - On the run, a young woman with a powerful magic gift bumps into a pair of slightly crooked half-breeds who drag her along on a dangerous journey.
• Prophesy : Child of Earth - Rhapsody, Achmed, and Grunther are back, having finally discovered their destinies, and they join together to defeat a demon.
• Destiny : Child of the Sky - When their world faces total destruction, Rhapsody, Achmed, and Grunther desperately seek allies and salvation.

• Yearwood - A young boy knowing nothing but his name goes in search of his father. His quest takes him past talking crows, living stones, witches, and selkies.
• Undersea - Finn continues his journey, but now he travels through time and the kingdom of the dead.
• Winterking - Finn is still moving through time where he encounters a stranger named Wykeham who might be able to answer his many questions.

• The Eye of the World - Rand, Matt, and Perrin seem to be normal country boys until evil creatures out of legend suddenly want them dead.
• The Great Hunt - Rand has changed from being a simple farm boy, and now he must decide between seeking safety for himself or joining a dangerous quest that could save Matt’s life.
• The Dragon Reborn - Rand must prove to the world and to himself that he is the Dragon Reborn, the reincarnation of a legend who is fated to save and destroy the world.

• The Baker’s Boy - Melliandra enlists Jack, a kitchen servant with unexpected magic powers to help her escape an engagement to evil Prince Kylock.
• A Man Betrayed - Prince Kylock has killed his father and seized the throne, while Melliandra and Jack find themselves in more and deeper trouble.
• Master and Fool - Prince Kylock has gone mad, Melliandra is married and widowed in one day, and Jack is learning to control his powerful magic.

• The Summer Tree - Five college students are swept out of our world into Fionavar by a wizard who will change their lives.
• The Wandering Fire - The five new heroes must fight an ancient evil called the Unravellor that seeks to destroy everything.
• The Darkest Road - The Warriors of Light are forced to call upon evil to fight the malignant Unravellor.