Christopher Tolkien's text compilation "Beren And Lúthién", or how it is called. It was the book before his last book, or, in German words, the "vor-letzte" book.
Perfect example of 'the journey is the destination'.I forgot about how much silly stuff there is (e.g., who they send on the infiltration mission, WTF guys), but I do remember how silly the end is, so I've got that to look forward to.
I've read several McCammons, but not that one. I've owned a tatty (large) paperback for many years, but not got around to it. I read his first four books and then skipped straight to Wolf's Hour (which I thought was excellent) but haven't managed to pick him up again since. Too many authors, not enough time.Perfect example of 'the journey is the destination'.
Recently finished Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon which is thematically very similar but The Stand is for me clearly the better story. Swan Song had a lot of potential but felt very rushed towards the end.
My wife and I tried to watch it and also didn't like it. I really really disliked the unnecessary voice overs, saying what we she was doing even though we knew what she was doing because we were watching her bloody doing it. Possibly it improved, or they tamped down on the voiceovers, but I never gave it another chance.I have tried watching the telly version, I didn't care for it at all.
I had no idea the Bosch series was inspired from books.Recently I wrapped up books two Bosch books