[Eorl of Rohan]

My heart almost stopped at this topic. Tolkien, good Eru grief, liked Asimov? Asimov. And Tolkien. Since I've grown out of childhood tales, my whole literary life has revolved around those two authors. They are so different, yet same. Asimov, in his refreshing brevity and quick-paced narrative, Tolkien with his fantastic descriptions and gentle flow - Asimov, his imagination reaching into the future, Tolkien, placing emphasis on bloodlines and histories and building a world of the past, the flowing years from the sea - yet, pick them apart bit by bit, and there is one fascinating similarity about their works, which is _____...

Well, the answer to the blank must be different to all. I leave it open.

PS. Why do people neglect his ROBOT NOVEL series? I think they're the best of the lot, although this is just my opinion. I recommend the following (with + to the specially good, - to the not so good): Foundation, Foundation and Empire(+), Foundation's Edge(-), Foundation's End, Prelude to Foundation(+), Forward the Foundation(-), Caves of Steel(+), Robots of Dawn(+), The Naked Sun, Second Foundation, I Robot, Nemesis, and the various other non-fictions of his are just as good.