Anyone here read Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward

Has anyone on here had a chance to read this book?

I was looking for a good book to read and Goodreads had this one rated pretty damn high. A 4.25/5, if I remember correctly, and a 4.5/5 on Amazon. I searched a bunch of used bookstores and was unable to find it. Apparently it went out of print back in 1995. Ended up spending a little more than I normally would on a book, but I'm not complaining.

My question is, for those of you who have read it, did it change how you viewed hero movies?

Here is a synopsis for those who are interested.

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With the banishment of Evil from the realms, the final victory of Good is assured-unless a few stalwart antiheroes can save the world from a serious and potentially fatal imbalance. First novelist Forward explores the complications that arise from a surfeit of "goodness" in the world. The result is a skewed version of the epic fantasy that features an assassin, a thief, an evil sorceress, a dark knight, and an implacable druid as the villains-turned-heroes who must restore the delicate balance of opposing forces before their world disappears in a blinding flash of Goodness and Light.

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I bring this up because I'm watching Lord of the Rings on TNT and I can't help but think, "look at these pussies, they don't know the crap they are causing."

fricking goody goodies gonna destroy the world.

Great book though. If you have a chance to read it, I highly recommend it. It is a great spin on the normal fantasy novel