Lackey says the authors who influenced her the most have been Andre Norton, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. J. Cherryh, who acted as her mentor during a crucial period. The first two writers are both known for multibook epics set in intricate fantasy worlds; it is easy to see how they may have influenced the creation of this one in a general way.
Norton's Witch World also interweaves gender role rules (and their violation) with magic. Tolkien's books have a variety of nonhuman characters, although they are only slightly reminiscent of the gryphons, Need, and other strange creatures that appear in Lackey's more recent Valdemar novels.
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