Bellairs' published works include ''The Face in the Frost'', a 1973 fantasy novel admittedly based heavily on the ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], an author whom Bellairs admired. The same year, he published ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'', a [[supernatural]] novel aimed at younger readers. | Bellairs' published works include ''The Face in the Frost'', a 1973 fantasy novel admittedly based heavily on the ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], an author whom Bellairs admired. The same year, he published ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'', a [[supernatural]] novel aimed at younger readers. |