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Post subject:  Posted: January 1st, 2007, 10:04 am |
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[font=Arial, sans-serif][/font]Thank you Aerandir for the heads up!!
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Post subject: Posted: January 1st, 2007, 10:06 am |
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No problem.
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Post subject: Posted: January 3rd, 2007, 10:02 am |
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there is an author Anne MacCaffery..she writes of dragons..like Paolini, does in Eragon
a book by Guy Gavriel Kay..The Fionavar Tapestry..adventure, princesses, evil-vs-good..like Tolkien
most authors derive ideas and inspiration from each other and events that occur, in their time
..but it´s in the twists and turns of the stories and each author´s own personal attitude in regard to ethics and morals, that will make their story unique
..apart from others
I enjoy all types of litteratur
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`..someone wrote a book for me to read..to enjoy..to spend time with..´
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Post subject: Posted: January 4th, 2007, 1:01 am |
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Ooooo! I like Ann McCaffery! I've only read the first three, but I think they're really good.
Not very Tolkien related: but has anyone read Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series? She's most famous for The Mists of Avalon, but Darkover has some elements that I think relate to LOTR. (I think I may have posted something like this somewhere else, sorry if I have. :/ )
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Post subject: Posted: January 5th, 2007, 7:15 am |
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From what I heard, the writer of Eragon was 16 when he wrote it. I'm not sure if it's correct, though, but if it is; how can a 16-year-old <i>not</i> be affected by books he's read? I'm sure he didn't mean for it to be so similiar to LotR, but maybe he just couldn't help it...
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Post subject: Posted: January 5th, 2007, 4:27 pm |
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I have read The Mists og Avalon, and I loved it..!
I haven´t read the one you mentioned, Iritarimel Noramírë..the M.Z. Bradley, Darkover series..might just do that soon..
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Post subject: Posted: January 5th, 2007, 6:17 pm |
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Um...Mists of Avalon sounds familiar--what's it about? I'm pretty sure I haven't read it, but I think I do know something about it.
Christopher Paolini did seem to take a bit from the Earthsea series by Ursula K. LeGuin--his entire concept of magic seems based off of hers. Of course, they might both be basing their concepts off of some other source that I might, conceivably not have heard about...
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Post subject: Posted: January 5th, 2007, 7:05 pm |
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The Mists of Avalon is a series about the women of King Arthur. I read it many years ago, and I might not have been umm... quite old enough to understand everything in it properly. Some of the plot revolves wround intrigues and women stuff... In fact I should try reading it again, as I've heard it recommended from others.
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Post subject: Posted: January 5th, 2007, 7:09 pm |
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The Mists of Avalon..is the Arthur legend, as told by Morgaine le Fay, it has also been made into a movie..
and yes Ursula Le Guin, probably had a little influence in the creating of Eragon, too
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Post subject: Posted: January 9th, 2007, 1:41 pm |
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Tinuviel's Tears wrote: The thing that people need to understand is that all writers are influenced by other writers they admire. Of course, there are going to be similarities. Stories are created from people's minds, so obviously what is in their minds is going to be in their stories. If a certain author or book is in their mind, it will be reflected in their works. That's what I think.
Having said that, there are definitely a lot of similarities between LOtR and Eragon that I noticed from the beginning, even more than have been listed here. I never really thought about it being similar to Star Wars, but now that you guys mention it, there are even more similarities between those two. I haven't gotten around to reading Eldest yet, but I can tell there will be more parallels as the story continues, and I can already guess a lot of what's going to happen.
Also, I don't think Christopher Paolini is anywhere near Tolkien's class. For me, Tolkien is a cut above everything I've ever read and probably ever will read. Christopher Paolini writes well, but not nearly as well as Tolkien, and he could definitely improve.
Exactly. I agree entirely with Tinuviel's Tears here. Paolini does mentioin being influenced by his love for Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and what are the first things to pop into your head at those words? Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings right?
All writers are somewhat influenced by other writers. That is a shame in the sense that complete originiality is nowadays scarce and writers hardly ever base what they write about on events anymore. You have to take this as a good thing though! Think about the influence Tolkien has had upon the world! Even those who have not read the books or seen the movies know of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He has inspired millions of wroters including Robery Jordan and Tokien as well as Paolini but think also of games such as Dungeons and Dragons. Vast Roleplaying games which would never have existed in such a way if Tolkien had not began to reveal creatures such as Orcs and the world of Middle-Earth.
I do agree that it is a huge shame individual writing is not popular anymore but it's great in the sense we can see that The Lord of the Rings will never die out. The fact that some people even have the belief it exisited in the past, it exisits now, or it could be something that exists in the future also revelas to us that magic Tokien created and what a great writer he was so no matter what there's always that encouraging thought _________________ <center><font size="0">'Before you came along we bagginses were <i>very</i> well thought of...never had any adventures or did anything unexpected!''</font></br><a href="http://www.frodoforever.com/"><img src="http://www.hufflepuffpride.com/frodo/claim2.gif" border="0" width="200" height="120"></a>
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Post subject: Posted: January 13th, 2007, 11:06 am |
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I may just have to check out those other authors. 
