The Sword and Laser discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
The Worm Ourorobos (other topics)A Wizard of Earthsea (other topics)
Guards! Guards! (other topics)
The Sword of Shannara (other topics)
Out of the Silent Planet (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
E.R. Eddison (other topics)Ursula K. Le Guin (other topics)
Terry Pratchett (other topics)
Terry Brooks (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
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I've read the first 6 of these
E. R. Eddison - The Worm Ourorobos (1922)
(not really) Demons versus (not really) Witches in a book that was an inspiration to Tolkein
Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
Because
Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! (1989)
Got to have a Terry Pratchett. This has a hidden Prince, Wizards, Dwarves and a Dragon.
Terry Brooks - The Sword of Shannara (1977)
The first half is a disgracefully poor scene-by-scene rewrite of Fellowship of the Rings. It gets better, later, when he finds his own voice and plot
C.S. Lewis - Out of the Silent Planet (1938)
Friend of Tolkein and author of the Narnia books. This is the first of his Science Fiction Trilogy and based on Mars.
Martin Scott - Thraxas (1999)
Winner of the 2000 World Fantasy Award. There's Orcs, Elves, Drugged-up Magicians and a big-boned gumshoe with a fondness for beer, I love this series
S.M. Stirling - Dies the Fire (2004)
This is apparently inspired by LoTR but I'm not sure from the desciption
Pat Murphy -There and Back Again (1999)
A SciFi re-telling of the Hobbit
The Harvard Lampoon - Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (1969)
Apparently not a great book but an quck parody by some of the guys behind Animal House and Caddyshack
Adam Roberts - The Soddit: Or, Let's Cash in Again (2003)
I found this parody of the Hobbit then went down a rabbit hole with this SciFi Author