I, for one, cannot help but comparing modern fantasy with Tolkien's works. I cannot find any tales that even remotely compare to the Professor's works. I take pleasure in reading the classics, works by Dickens, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Hugo, Thoreau and Melville. The only other works of "fantasy" that I really dabble in are the Silent Planet books by CS Lewis, the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and a few select others. Tolkien is certainly the author whose works I most enjoy out of all of these. The depth and richness of character, story and world never cease to dazzle me. My favorite contemporary author is Michael Crichton, but of course I do not compare his works to those of the Professor. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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