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Suppose we agree that pretty much the whole fantasy genre is far inferior to Tolkien. Why is this?" Of course, if you don't accept the premise (and it seems that Keneldil does not)
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You are correct. I do not agree that it is all FAR inferior. Mostly of it far inferior? Yes. Some authors come close? Yes. Trying to write fantasy today after JRRT is like trying to paint churches after Michelangelo. There are plenty of good painters, but a masterpiece is damn difficult, in some ways impossible, to follow.
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Naturally, you will find the inquiry pointless and boring
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I didn't find the discussion pointless or boring. More like self-righteous and misguided. People blasting published authors who have sold a lot of books. People saying they won't read anything that doesn't have JRRT on the spine or other more obscure authors. Popularity seemed to be equated with garbage. I say self-righteous because I'd venture to guess that most of the people in the Rant haven't published word one, let alone a book that sells, and misguided for reasons I have already posted in this thread.
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Robert Jordan is not as good as Tolkien. Terry Brooks is not as good as Tolkien. No modern fantasy author is as good as Tolkien.
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However much I may agree with this statement, it is nonetheless an opinion. Not fact.