Publisher's Synopsis
E. R. Eddison's classic and groundbreaking epic fantasy novel that defined the modern fantasy genre. Extremely influential on other writers including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, "The Worm Ouroboros" chronicles the long war for control of a world in which witches battle warriors and cruel warlords seek dominion. Eddison drew on classic Norse and Greek mythology to create a universe of his own.