The events and backstory of tolkiens work are not so much changed as reinterpretted, and the war cast as a conflict between the scientific, industrial east, and the superstitious, magicworking west. No, i didnt get into nanobots or the latest theories on quantum particle combinations. The last ringbearer by kirill eskov apr 30, 2011 by sean cw korsgaard in books literature has for the longest time inspired alternative looks and reinterpretations of nearly every work ever written, and on several occasions people write full length novels inspired from these interpretations. Yeskov s parody for the last ringbearer, with its often sardonic twists on familiar tolkien characters and events, comes a lot closer to being a parody than wind done gone ever did. Information about the books history is scarce on the internet, and the story in the guardian, where i learned of the affair, is uncharacteristically skimpy with details. The last ringbearer by kirill eskov korsgaards commentary. One thing led to another, and he tackled a bigger project what wo. Lord of the rings reworking a hit with fans, but not tolkien estate. Yeskov, a professional paleontologist whose job is reconstructing longextinct organisms and their way of life from fossil remnants, performs essentially the same feat in the last ringbearer, reconstructing the real world of tolkiens arda from the lord of the rings the heroic tales of the free men of the west written in that world.
More than 15 years ago russian scientist kirill yeskov tried to settle certain. Severtsov institute of animal evolutionary morphology and ecology of the ussr academy of sciences, the theme being spiders of northern siberia horology analysis. The last ringbearer the last ringbearer kirill yeskov free ebook download as pdf file. His most famous fiction book is the last ringbearer russian. True, the principal characters are an army medic and scout of mordor and an erstwhile ranger of ithilien but all the action takes place after the war of the ring. Evidently it was very well received in russia, but for. Synopsis mordor was an industrious workers paradise full of engineers and mathematicians and shit. You can find a direct download of the entire 140,000word novel here, although a more handsome and readable pdf version is available here. In it mordor is peaceful land dedicated to science and technology that has rejected the elves and their magic. An alternative retelling of the lord of the rings plot through the eyes of mordor.
Eskov graduated from the msu department of entomology from moscow state university in 1979. Last week i stumbled upon a piece of writing by a russian scientist. Kindle formats, calibre, conversions and the last ring. The last ringbearer is written by kirill yeskov and a translation into english from the original russian has been made available. In 1999, kirill yeskov, a russian paleontologist, wrote the last ringbearer, a 270page take on lord of the rings from the point of view of a medic in mordors dying armies who is also a skeptic and a rationalist. Kirill yeskov lib ru the last ringbearer 5 new recruits. In fact, mordor represents the forces of reason in this retelling of the story. Oh, and its written by a russian biologist and paleontologist, kirill yuryevich yeskov, previously known mostly for spiders. Why i reimagined lotr from mordors perspective kirill yeskov explains what led him to write the last ringbearer, his parallel version of tolkiens classic. But i started reading an amazing unauthorized novel called the last ringbearer, by a russian paleantologist named kirill yeskov, and when im not doing real work im having a hell of a time putting it down. In 1986 he defended a dissertation for the candidate of biological sciences at the a. The book yeskov has written is focused on characters from mordor and follows the premise that although history is written by the victor, that does not always mean that history is the true story. I havent done any tolkien fan art in maybe 30 years.
I recently discovered this russian novel called the last ringbearer by kirill yeskov that takes the view of lord of the rings as history written by the winners. Eastern european fantasy posttolkien one last sketch. The last ringbearer, 31 copies separate the last ringbearer yeskov, kirill manual entry 22 copies separate other the last ringbearer markov, yisroel 16 copies separate the last ringbearer, 9 copies separate the last ringbearer kirill yeskov. Tell the story of lord of the rings and its aftermath, from the point of view of one of saurons minions. Of course, reading the pdf is a pain so you here are some alternative ebook formats to read it in. The last ringbearer by kirill yeskov kindle edition pdf, epub, fb2, djvu, audio, mp3, zip 269 pages isbn. Lord of the rings, as if the orcs were the good guys. In 1999, russian paleontologist kirill yeskov wrote the last ringbearer, a novel that looks at the events detailed in the lord of the rings from the perspective of a human field medic and an orc scout who pledge their allegiance to the dark lord sauronwho isnt quite so dark here. More than 15 years ago russian scientist kirill yeskov tried to settle certain geographical problems in tolkiens fantasy world. Tolkien the lord of the rings trilogy, based on the. The last ringbearer is a 1999 fantasy book by russian author kirill eskov.
Ive received several helpful suggestions and notices of. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. And based on the concept of history is told by the winners, the author assumes that what tolkien wrote is not just biased towards the heroes of that book, but is in some cases wildly incorrect propaganda. Read the lord of the ringsfrom mordors point of view. Translators blog in russian kirill eskovs blog in russian short biography at the paleontological institute in russian list of publications on his personal page at the laboratory in russian critique in russian his books in the. The work got more publicity than i expected thanks first to a. Written in russian by kirill eskov this ebook features the 2011 english translation by yisroel markov. Kirill yeskov the last ringbearer pdf last year i epublished an english translation of dr. The last ringbearer is a continuation of the lord of the rings told from the perspective of the losers of the war of the ring.
Translators blog in russian kirill eskovs blog in russian short biography at the paleontological institute in russian list of publications on his personal page at the laboratory in russian critique in russian his books in. Kindle formats, calibre, conversions and the last ringbearer i came across a book called the last ringbearer by kirill yeskov recently, and decided it would make a nice addition to my kindle collection. Yeskov, a professional paleontologist whose job is reconstructing longextinct organisms and their way of life from fossil remnants, performs essentially the same feat in the last ringbearer, reconstructing the real world of tolkiens arda from the heroic tales of the free men of the west written in that world. Written by a russian scientist and author named kirill yeskov, the last ringbearer was first published in 1999. The book is set in tolkiens world of arda during and after the. Kirill yeskov the one wiki to rule them all fandom. The last ringbearer, by palaeontologist kirill yeskov, retells tolkiens epic story from the perspective of the region of. Kirill yeskov, the backstory of the last ringbearer i will freely admit that i initially resisted plunging into kirill yeskov s the. The last ringbearer by kirill yeskov the private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner by james. If, as we are told, the second sample is a good translation, then presumably the original is drek as well. Saying that the last ringbearer is the lord of the rings told from mordors point of view is not entirely accurate. Written about 20 years ago by kirill yeskov, the last ringbearer tells the story of the lord of the rings from the perspective of two orcs.
Another book that has a great idea, but done poorly. It is an alternative account of, and an informal sequel to, the events of j. Lord of the rings reworking a hit with fans, but not. Ostatni wladca pierscienia, an alternative retelling of j. The last ringbearer by kirill yeskov pdf, epub, fb2, djvu. Sum statement prints the totals of the specified fields at the end of. Last year i epublished an english translation of dr.