"You shall not pass!"
Who doesn't love a set of novels with its own film trilogy? Especially one that mixes class struggles with pointy ears, swords, and a Balrog?
Supposedly inspired by the real history of the Second World War, this novel lets you see how fantasy and magic can still refer to the real world.
What are the different power structures in each of the civilizations? Are some more democratic than others? What is the war ultimately about? Money? Land? Power? Something else?