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morwen edhelwen · 08-16-2010, 12:04 AM

I read that. In my opinion it was okay...
-Morwen.

narfforc · 08-17-2010, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by morwen edhelwen

I read that. In my opinion it was okay...
-Morwen.

Yes I enjoyed it also, in fact I have read all the subsequent Shanarra novels, and will continue to do so. The point I was making was, that it was , and is still is considered to be the closest thing to a copy of The Lord of the Rings. Brooks improved a great deal from this first book, and openly admits to borrowing from Tolkien.

morwen edhelwen · 08-18-2010, 09:38 PM

Yeah... but at least he didn't make the sword into an evil device. It was used to kill the "Dark Lord" character and meant to be "good" not evil like the Ruling Ring. That's one difference. And the history of his world is different- post-apocalyptic instead of a fictional past...

-Morwen.

08-16-2010, 12:04 AM	#1
morwen edhelwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 91	The Sword of Shannara... I read that. In my opinion it was okay... -Morwen.

08-18-2010, 09:38 PM	#3
morwen edhelwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 91	Yeah Yeah... but at least he didn't make the sword into an evil device. It was used to kill the "Dark Lord" character and meant to be "good" not evil like the Ruling Ring. That's one difference. And the history of his world is different- post-apocalyptic instead of a fictional past... -Morwen.