Classic and Fantasy Novels

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Moment of sudden literary realization or epiphany (3)
• Mysterious energy harnessed to bend the laws of nature (5)
• Lute-playing wandering minstrel and storyteller (4)
• Adversary who actively opposes the main character's goals (10)
• Leading character whose choices drive the central narrative forward (11)
• Stocky subterranean smith with an affinity for gems and axes (5)

Down

• Comfort-loving, hairy-footed denizen of the Shire (6)
• Peak dramatic turning point where narrative tension boils over (6)
• Body of traditional tales explaining natural phenomena and deities (9)
• Mischievous, covetous creature dwelling in subterranean caverns (6)
• Recurring symbol or concept developed across a literary work (5)
• Hefty, leather-bound volume full of ancient knowledge (4)
• Macabre author of raven-haunted gothic verse (3)

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