I am a skilled Game of Houses player.

Or Game of Thrones for those who read George R.R. Martin :P

Lame ripoff.

Ouch, much?

 

G.R.R.M. and Jordan were good friends...

Still truth though.

Well which author used the concept first?

 

Jordan introduced it into the "Great Hunt" back in 1990...

Buuuzzzz.

BBBuuzzz.

BBUUuZzz.

 

* swats at fly *

Dang bugs.

 

* remembers snow that had kept bugs hibernating *

* ponders *

* shrugs *

:-\

stupid bugs... :-\

Jordan did Eel.

Awesome :)

 

Original ideas are always good

yus :)

Of course. That is why Jordan is awesome.

Oh goes without saying...

 

But... tEofW is very LOTR heavy... :(

Oh, yes. Cliches abound in the first few books.

Whoever wrote Avatar was a WOT fan...I would guess, anyway.

Fantasy as a whole is based around a few central things, it's upto the author to make it theirs

Very true.

 

But there is nothing wrong with taking a little from the Great J.R.R. Tolkien

Bleh Tolkien is bad.

Tolkien is bad compared some other authors (Jordan? BS?), but his books are good enough for 4-7th grades. Though they can't fully appreciate the books, the writing is roughly the right level (or am I underestimating Tolkien?).

(or am I underestimating Tolkien?).

 

Vastly. He revolutionized the Fantasy genre.

I RP at ALL grade levels.  ;D

He did, but now techniques have evolved from his time. I'm imposing modern standards and judgment; I realize his revolutionary concepts, not the least of which include the all-pervasive Orcs.

I disagree. J.R.R. Tolkien stacks up today and is still one of the best if not the best.

Good, but not up there IMO.

LIES!

 

It's a damn classic. Does Alexander Dumas' "Count of Monte Cristo" not stack up today? Or H.G. Wells' "the War of the Worlds"? Or George Orwell's "1984"?