Gate of Ivrel (Morgaine Cycle)

An entertaining adventure/quest novel. I could see a LOTR or Earthsea fan enjoying this

It does have the main flaw of Cherryh works, too many random made-up words! But maybe that's because it wasn't as genre-defining as LOTR?

Also the cover is ridiculous (they wear layers of clothes the whole time!)

A friend recommended this to me as the basis of Stargate. The concept of using a system of gates to reach other worlds certainly resembles Stargate.

I like C.J.'s [b:The Dreaming Tree|57124|The Dreaming Tree (Arafel, #1-2)|C.J. Cherryh|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327166991s/57124.jpg|55652], so this was obvious for me to try.

I kept hoping to discover Arthur and Merlin as Morgaine sounded like she would be tied to tales of them. With three more in the series there is still hope.