Ursula K. LeGuin's EarthSea series is another very good set of fantasy books. There is a sense of Place in her works that sets it apart from anything having to do with Tolkien. Her works stand on their own merit. I personally don't see why she doesn't get more credit.
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we no longer have the education to produce such quirky, eccentric and erudite minds. This is very sad, but I am afraid he is right.
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I cannot, will not, do not, agree. I most strongly and courteously disagree, Child. In a certain website that shall go unnamed except in my signature, [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I have made the acquaintance of writers young and old who have plenty of the quirk, eccentricity, and erudition to which you refer. Maybe home schooling has something to do with that, I don't know, but that is not the only thing. I will say it again, I think the greatest heap of blame may be laid at the feet of overly conservative publishing houses. "Go with a winner" is the creed, which means stuff that's proven to make money and lots of it. Remember, it was through a series of quirks of fate (some may call it) that Tolkien's works ever saw the published page.