I'm thinking about writing a new book. It's a Fantasy book, and it's basically about this guy who wakes up with these strange markings at the time of a census in the Medieval-style country village. He's in the forest, and doesn't know who he is. Anyway, he meets some frineds and goes for advice in the cellar of a pub under a tree, and gets help from this guy, (actually a Goblin), who explains the 'new' concept of reverse psychology, and explains the guy comes from another realm, and he needs a, (rather painful), skin sample to find out about what race he belongs to. The guy walks off into the wood, and his eyes start glowing and he starts saying weird stuff in a voice that's not his. His friends run off, leaving this guy to fend for himself against Hobgoblins, Boggarts, Giant Worms and Bugbears, Trow, Ogres and Trolls, (the Fairies who haunt the woods ambushing slow travellers. The guy slips through the ground and comes across a guy inventing a new machine in some old shed underground. He agrees the help the hero in his task to find out everything. He was once 'The Village Champion: In Intelligence' apparently, and helps the others discover some Gnomes who are relctant to let them into their secret base. After much coaxing and fights, they are allowed to pass. The Goblin was there, and left the skin sample, explaining the main guy is from Svartalfarheim, and is either a Svartalfar or Dokkalfar Dark Elf, dispatched as an agent to the surface, and he should be killed instantly. The friends don't want to kill him, so the Gnomes call upon the spirits of Gharaen, ancient desceased miners who lead them to a quarry in the forest.
After visiting a flute-playing magic-maker in a shack, they journey down to the caverns below the world after a fight with some rock-monsters, Hujin Giants doiwn the mines. The Gharaen guide them to an abandoned Dwarven-cavern, where it is revealed the Dwarves abandoned the gods to help the Svarts or Dokks. But all the Dwarves are dead. The Svarts raided and killed them after getting what they needed, and the gods struck down the rest with disease. There is a small, one eyed, gypsey-dwarf there, but he was blinded by the still-lit furnace, which explains why he never lit it: the Svarts had been here recently. The fires go out and Svarts appear from everywhere to kill. There is a battle, and the people escape across the river to a secret cave. They use the flute the Mage gave them to block the entrance.
Meanwhile the other two friends find the village, which is being attacked by a Dragon, and they try to bypass the mountains, being assaulted by Frost-Giants and Wyrms along the way. A crack opens in the ground and pulls the Dragon in. It closes but opens again, spitting out the Dragon's dead body. Down the crack is a subbtereanean city, and some brave villagers, including the other two friends journey down here. They discover the Svarts' Master Plan, building a big machine which goes to the surfac, filled with Svart soldiers.
Meanwhile the other find Dwarven treasure piled high in the cave, and see some travelling Nomads at the mouth of the cave. They sell some treasure, then go in, finding a real Cockatrice's head blocking the gate. They blindly throw fire at it, opening the gate but burning treasure at the same time, so they stack up to escape. As they journey further in they see a Dragon and fight it, but it turns into another form of Elf, a Light Elf, or Ljosalfar as they call themselves. It says it was cursed by a Svart to remain a Dragon and guard treasure, but now they must flee the bruning cave. The Ljosalfar explains it can run down the Svart's Master Plan and save them all, if it can muster an army on time. The main guys' brainiac friend greets them with many salutations, but doesn't trust them. He remembers the Goblins words on reverse phychology, and thinks the Ljos seem too 'perfect'. meanwhile, the final battle has begun, and Svarts are killing people left right and centre in the village, but the heroes and the Ljos army arrive at the same time. Everyone cheers the Ljos on as they fight, but the weapons they use same fake. They laugh and turn out to be Svarts in diguise. There never were any Light Elves, ever, only Dark Elves. The villagers give up and flee, but the heroes use their magic flute and new swords to fight the Svarts, but there is another catch. Elves in general don't exist either. They are really Demons in disguise. fighting them will be harder. They will need Four Champions to fight the Demons to save the village... and maybe the unsuspecting world too.
My question is.... is this original, and would you read it, or is it a Tolkien rip-off of cliche junk.
After visiting a flute-playing magic-maker in a shack, they journey down to the caverns below the world after a fight with some rock-monsters, Hujin Giants doiwn the mines. The Gharaen guide them to an abandoned Dwarven-cavern, where it is revealed the Dwarves abandoned the gods to help the Svarts or Dokks. But all the Dwarves are dead. The Svarts raided and killed them after getting what they needed, and the gods struck down the rest with disease. There is a small, one eyed, gypsey-dwarf there, but he was blinded by the still-lit furnace, which explains why he never lit it: the Svarts had been here recently. The fires go out and Svarts appear from everywhere to kill. There is a battle, and the people escape across the river to a secret cave. They use the flute the Mage gave them to block the entrance.
Meanwhile the other two friends find the village, which is being attacked by a Dragon, and they try to bypass the mountains, being assaulted by Frost-Giants and Wyrms along the way. A crack opens in the ground and pulls the Dragon in. It closes but opens again, spitting out the Dragon's dead body. Down the crack is a subbtereanean city, and some brave villagers, including the other two friends journey down here. They discover the Svarts' Master Plan, building a big machine which goes to the surfac, filled with Svart soldiers.
Meanwhile the other find Dwarven treasure piled high in the cave, and see some travelling Nomads at the mouth of the cave. They sell some treasure, then go in, finding a real Cockatrice's head blocking the gate. They blindly throw fire at it, opening the gate but burning treasure at the same time, so they stack up to escape. As they journey further in they see a Dragon and fight it, but it turns into another form of Elf, a Light Elf, or Ljosalfar as they call themselves. It says it was cursed by a Svart to remain a Dragon and guard treasure, but now they must flee the bruning cave. The Ljosalfar explains it can run down the Svart's Master Plan and save them all, if it can muster an army on time. The main guys' brainiac friend greets them with many salutations, but doesn't trust them. He remembers the Goblins words on reverse phychology, and thinks the Ljos seem too 'perfect'. meanwhile, the final battle has begun, and Svarts are killing people left right and centre in the village, but the heroes and the Ljos army arrive at the same time. Everyone cheers the Ljos on as they fight, but the weapons they use same fake. They laugh and turn out to be Svarts in diguise. There never were any Light Elves, ever, only Dark Elves. The villagers give up and flee, but the heroes use their magic flute and new swords to fight the Svarts, but there is another catch. Elves in general don't exist either. They are really Demons in disguise. fighting them will be harder. They will need Four Champions to fight the Demons to save the village... and maybe the unsuspecting world too.
My question is.... is this original, and would you read it, or is it a Tolkien rip-off of cliche junk.
