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Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by thematrixturtle on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:19AM (#31904372)
The premise of the rather fascinating "Last Ringbearer" is that Mordor and the orcs were on the verge of a successful industrial revolution, only to be thwarted by the racist, imperialist alliance of the Fellowship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer

Re:Why hasn't Middle Earth had an Industrial Revolution? by lioeters on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:20AM (#31906024)
The book in English can be downloaded from this page: https://ymarkov.livejournal.com/280578.html