''[[https://circlesofpower.neocities.org/thecircles/ The Circles]]'', by Angmar and Elfhild, is a sequence of fan novels that diverge from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' when Sauron conquers Minas Tirith and takes back the One Ring. As of 2024, it contains nine novels:

# ''The Triumph of the Shadow''
# ''Journey of Sorrow''
# ''To Escape a Dark Destiny''
# ''Paths Both East and West''
# ''Through the Valley of Death''
# ''Across the Wide Hamada''
# ''Land of Treachery''
# ''A Mordorian Bestiary''
# ''Beneath the Nurnian Sky''

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!! ''The Circles'' provides examples of:
* AlternateUniverseFic: This sequence is a Divergence Fic where Sauron won the Battle of Pelennor Fields. In ''The Lord of the Rings'', Sauron lost the battle.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Considering that the series starts out with a war, there are many characters who have lost at least one parent.
* ElsewhereFic: Both Types One and Two. Much of The Circles takes place in areas that Tolkien never explored. Occasionally a canon character will make a cameo appearance, but the main focus is upon the original characters.
* EvilOverlord: Sauron wants to rule all of Middle-earth.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Elfhild is idealistic and outgoing, while Elffled is quiet and cynical.
* SelfInsertFic: Inverted. Some fanfiction authors name characters after themselves, but the authors of "The Circles" take their pen names from two major characters in the story, Elfhild, a woman from Rohan, and the Witch-king of Angmar.
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