Windows on Our World

What was the motivation behind my fantasy novel trilogy 'Windows on Our World'?
The inspiration for the trilogy came from other fantasy novels, in particular 'Lord of the Rings' by JRR Tolkien and 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever' by Stephen Donaldson.

From Tolkien, I have adopted the idea of a quest, but then so have others such as Terry Brooks and David Eddings, to name just two.

From Donaldson, I have adopted the idea of a man (in his case Covenant, in my case Squire) being summoned from his own world to another fantasy world.

But that's where the similarities end. I have tried not to emulate these great novelists, but have a story that is original and my own work.

A third idea for the plot came from a book I read as a child - I can't recall its title or author - where the heroes of the story follow a paper chain of clues to get the prize. In my case, the members of the company must follow a set of instructions to find the teeth that belong to the golden skull.

What about the title?

With the 'Thomas Covenant' part of the idea, I wanted a title that reflected the fact that Squire would have visions of his own world - hence 'Windows on Our World'. However, I also thought to make some profit from the association of 'Gates' and 'Windows'. If anything, this have probably proved counterproductive. Do a google on 'Windows' and you'll get 1.33 billion results! Do a search on 'Windows on Our World', you'll still get more than 9 million results. However, mine comes in at number 3.

What about the subtitles: 'Hope', Faith' and 'Love'? - I'll deal with this next time.

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