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Tuor of Gondolin · 11-14-2004, 03:06 PM

A few comments here, especially on "Shannara".
A comment above is rather accurate, The Sword of Shannara does read like
Middle-earth lite. I've read several of the series, and especially surprising is his
lack of attention to maps (only one small one is used repeatedly, and his elves
seem indistinguishable from men). As a summertime, seashore read it's probably
a passable form of idle reading, but that's it. Especially irritating is the Gandalf
character copy.

But for an hilarious read (and one written about the time of LOTR) try "The
Incomplete Enchanter" and its sequels, by L. Sprague De Camp. In it Chicago
psychologists get involved in the world of Norse mythology and Spenser's
The Fairy Queen.

11-14-2004, 03:06 PM	#61
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	A few comments here, especially on "Shannara". A comment above is rather accurate, The Sword of Shannara does read like Middle-earth lite. I've read several of the series, and especially surprising is his lack of attention to maps (only one small one is used repeatedly, and his elves seem indistinguishable from men). As a summertime, seashore read it's probably a passable form of idle reading, but that's it. Especially irritating is the Gandalf character copy. But for an hilarious read (and one written about the time of LOTR) try "The Incomplete Enchanter" and its sequels, by L. Sprague De Camp. In it Chicago psychologists get involved in the world of Norse mythology and Spenser's The Fairy Queen. __________________ Aure Entuluva!