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re: Hey nerds: What's the best Tolkien book that isn't LOTR or The Hobbit?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:44 pm to Dick Leverage
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:44 pm to Dick Leverage
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Just skip and start reading Robert Jordan's "Eye of the World" series.
Seriously? That's 13 times worse than trying to read The Silmarillion.
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Posted on 2/25/14 at 5:25 pm to Josh Fenderman
What do you mean Josh? Those books read nothing like an encyclopedia. Storytelling on par with Tolkien but just 4 times as long as LOTR. Granted, wished it would have wrapped up about 3 books earlier but it was a hell of a saga.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 5:34 pm to Dick Leverage
Silmarillion
It is actually my favorite book to read by him. It's a lot to digest but it is awesome IMO.
It is actually my favorite book to read by him. It's a lot to digest but it is awesome IMO.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 5:38 pm to Dick Leverage
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Just skip and start reading Robert Jordan's "Eye of the World" series. It is about 13 900 page books and will keep you busy a while.
If you listen to this guy you might end up dead from boredom.
Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
or if by some chance you hadn't read them
Dune 1-6 is the greatest sci-fi/fantasy series of all time imo.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 5:51 pm to ShamelessPel
I read The Hobbit and LOTR when I was eleven or so and they spoiled me for anything else. I haven't been able to read fantasy since.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 5:55 pm to bencoleman
quote:Yea I've been afraid of this too
they spoiled me for anything else
I've never really liked fantasy. I always liked sci-fi a lot more. I think the only other "fantasy" book I've ever read was Watership Down, if that even counts.
Now after reading LOTR I'm not sure what else I could read that is going to live up to it. I'm going to give Simarillainajghafjkgaljk a whirl, but if that doesn't work out I'm not sure I can ever give fantasy another try
Posted on 2/25/14 at 9:50 pm to danman6336
Adventures of Tom Bombadil
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