From: wljohnso@nyx.cs.du.edu (William "Wes" Johnson)
Subject: Re: Weis and Hickman
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In article <s1070627.718419452@giaeb> s1070627@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Br
tt Paterson) writes:
>2120158@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU () writes:
>
>>In article <1992Sep29.145558.27894@hippo.ru.ac.za> csbk@alpha.ru.ac.za 
rites:
>>>Brett Paterson (s1070627@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What an utter load of BULLSHIT!  Saying that every fantasy novel is 
 spinoff
>>>> of the Lord of the Rings, just shows what an ignoramous you are.
>>>>   Fantasy authors strive to create original storylines, and do not p
p off to
>>>> their bookshelf to look up the Lord of the Rings to see if they are 
oing it
>>>> right.
>>>>   There are many brilliant fantasy authors out there who have come u
 with
>>>> original & interesting storylines (check out Weis & Hickman for orig
nal),
>>>                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>                                                   |||||
>>>                                                   /////
>>>                    THEM??? They're just as bad as any other fantasy a
thor.
>>>I can think of hundreds of similarities between the Wies-Hickman stori
s
>>>and the Lord of the Rings Fantasy standard. That is not to say that th
y are
>>>not good authors. I love the Dragonlance series, but saying it is not 

>>>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 t
eir
>works and let see if is resembles Tolkein at all for all you shit heads 
ho
>think otherwise..
>
>The darksword triology : catalysts to recharge mages?  reproduction syst
m
>                          that does not allow sex?  Modern world with ta
ks
>                          & technology, along side old world with magic,
>                          who battle it out.  Nope, can't remember this 
n
>                          Tolkein...
>
>Rose of the prophet triology : Djinns & Desert nomads? again, I can't re
lly
>                                think of these appearing anywhere in Tol
ein
>
>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 quant
m
>                    physics & chaos theory or something like that just t

>                    make it.
>
>Tolkein my arse...
>Again, as the previous person stated above..  name the similarities or
>do what he said.
>
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To be honest what exactly is a discussion of Wies and Hickman doing here
in the first place?  While popular to be sure, and have broken off from
being hack TSR writers to become middling writers, is this the place? 

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