From: s1070627@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Brett Paterson)
Subject: Re: Weis and Hickman
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 00:57:32 GMT

2120158@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU () writes:

>In article <1992Sep29.145558.27894@hippo.ru.ac.za> csbk@alpha.ru.ac.za writes:
>>Brett Paterson (s1070627@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
>>>
>>> What an utter load of BULLSHIT!  Saying that every fantasy novel is a spinoff
>>> of the Lord of the Rings, just shows what an ignoramous you are.
>>>   Fantasy authors strive to create original storylines, and do not pop off to
>>> their bookshelf to look up the Lord of the Rings to see if they are doing it
>>> right.
>>>   There are many brilliant fantasy authors out there who have come up with
>>> original & interesting storylines (check out Weis & Hickman for original),
>>                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>>                    THEM??? They're just as bad as any other fantasy author.
>>I can think of hundreds of similarities between the Wies-Hickman stories
>>and the Lord of the Rings Fantasy standard. That is not to say that they are
>>not good authors. I love the Dragonlance series, but saying it is not a
>>spinoff of Tolkien's books is ridiculous.
>>
>>Bryan
>>
> Name the similarities if you may?
>Otherwise SHUT THE FUCK UP.

I agree here, what the hell is not original about Weis & Hickman?
I am the one who made the first flame here, and will point out some of their
works and let see if is resembles Tolkein at all for all you shit heads who
think otherwise..

The darksword triology : catalysts to recharge mages?  reproduction system
                          that does not allow sex?  Modern world with tanks
                          & technology, along side old world with magic,
                          who battle it out.  Nope, can't remember this in
                          Tolkein...

Rose of the prophet triology : Djinns & Desert nomads? again, I can't really
                                think of these appearing anywhere in Tolkein

Death Gate Cycle : Check out their world, with the realms of fire, earth,
                    & air etc.  And what about that runic magic system?
                    Apparently the person who created it went into quantum
                    physics & chaos theory or something like that just to
                    make it.

Tolkein my arse...
Again, as the previous person stated above..  name the similarities or
do what he said.

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