A review by trixiedog2010
Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant

4.0

Beautifully written high fantasy that manages to cram an absurd amount of lore, worldbuilding, plot, and character growth into roughly 260 pages. Doesn't feel wholly original but neither does it feel wholly derivative. Like many high fantasy efforts in the immediate post-Tolkien period it strives for far more diversity in terms of race and gender rep than LOTR and for the most part I think it succeeds (given the time period, that is).

Unfortunately came out a few scant years after LOTR so I suppose is doomed to obscurity. Definitely recommended however if you manage to get your hands on a copy.