Recycling Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**lindil** · 09-14-2002, 02:55 PM

I have 2 and a 1/2 reasons to start this thread.

One is to shamelessly and enthusiatically promote Otherland [ and to see who else has opinions on it], which has a prominent LotR references/usage woven in.

Anyway I just finished all 3,000 or so pages of the Otherland series and the ending esp made an awesome use of the LotR [ no spoilers folks w/ out big gaps, so no one has it ruined for them].

**And to see if any one knows the name and or Author of a book that came out maybe 10 or 12 years ago about a college frat house that had a little M-E in it's basement. 'Tolkien House' I think the frat was called.I never finished it even though I liked it well enough

and [ the 1/2 reason] to see what other books out there [ I don't read very widely in the sf/F genre as I have a zillion other neglected interests]

There was also a very clever use of Star Wars as folk myth [ in a post-techno culture]in Reign of Fire. It was very well done.

[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ]

Tarthang · 09-14-2002, 09:53 PM

Otherland is a good series. I think that the Tolkien references found within were a nice touch, and help exemplify Tolkiens works as a driving influence on the modern Fantasy genre.

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-15-2002, 06:44 AM

lindil, you can find a lot of suggestions for other fantasy books to read on this thread.

Nar · 09-18-2002, 07:11 PM

Stephen King's The Dark Tower series seems to me to be a reflection of LotR in a way that runs deeper than some references or ripping off the plot. In one of the books King also includes some grumbling about the deus ex machina use of 'wise f**** elves' (forgive the profanity, I'm quoting) as a plot device.

09-14-2002, 02:55 PM	#1
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	Recycling Middle-Earth I have 2 and a 1/2 reasons to start this thread. One is to shamelessly and enthusiatically promote Otherland [ and to see who else has opinions on it], which has a prominent LotR references/usage woven in. Anyway I just finished all 3,000 or so pages of the Otherland series and the ending esp made an awesome use of the LotR [ no spoilers folks w/ out big gaps, so no one has it ruined for them]. **And to see if any one knows the name and or Author of a book that came out maybe 10 or 12 years ago about a college frat house that had a little M-E in it's basement. 'Tolkien House' I think the frat was called.I never finished it even though I liked it well enough and [ the 1/2 reason] to see what other books out there [ I don't read very widely in the sf/F genre as I have a zillion other neglected interests] There was also a very clever use of Star Wars as folk myth [ in a post-techno culture]in Reign of Fire. It was very well done. [ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.

09-15-2002, 06:44 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,499	lindil, you can find a lot of suggestions for other fantasy books to read on this thread. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

09-14-2002, 09:53 PM	#2
Tarthang Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Paths of the Dead Posts: 108	Otherland is a good series. I think that the Tolkien references found within were a nice touch, and help exemplify Tolkiens works as a driving influence on the modern Fantasy genre.

09-18-2002, 07:11 PM	#4
Nar Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 228	Stephen King's The Dark Tower series seems to me to be a reflection of LotR in a way that runs deeper than some references or ripping off the plot. In one of the books King also includes some grumbling about the deus ex machina use of 'wise f**** elves' (forgive the profanity, I'm quoting) as a plot device.