5. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams《記憶，悲傷和刺》——泰德.威廉姆斯

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn takes place in a world not entirely different from our own, drawing upon history and folklore to create a new story. Reading this series you will find elements of Arthurian England, Nordic stories and religion (including a Christ figure that was executed by being nailed upside-down to a tree, leading to the formation of this world's main religion which is a mixture of Christianity and Norse mythology), and many other parallels to our own world. This is high fantasy at it's best, writ large and with bold strokes. If you enjoy Tolkien, Robert Jordan, and other similar writers check out Tad Williams who does things somewhat similarly, and often arguably better.

《記憶，悲傷和刺》發(fā)生在一個和我們差不離的世界里，利用歷史和風俗創(chuàng)造了一個全新的故事。在閱讀這部作品的同時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)英格蘭亞瑟王時期的元素，北歐的故事和宗教（包括基督的象征，被釘在一棵樹上，從而構(gòu)成了這個世界的主要宗教，一種基督教和挪威神話的混合體），以及很多其他現(xiàn)實世界的映射。這毫無疑問達到了魔幻境界的頂峰。如果你喜歡托爾金，羅伯特.喬丹以及其他同類的作家，那么讀一讀泰德吧，他絕不會讓你失望。