Subj : Re: Good Older Fantasy &
To   : Cougar428
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun May 11 2025 22:20:00

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 -=> Quoting Boraxman to Gamgee <=-

 Ga> Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the
 Ga> Rings.  Three books, doesn't get any better.  Oh - there is a "prequel"
 Ga> to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
 Ga> first.

 Ga> That should keep you busy for a little while.  ;-)

 Bo> My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so.  He was quite
 Bo> the Tolkein
 Bo> fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein.  I had
 Bo> already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of
 Bo> Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower.  It sat on the back
 Bo> burner and I didn't read it until much later in life.  It IS the gold
 Bo> standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works
 Bo> later.  Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person
 Bo> Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.

 Co>  Long live iD! I loved most all of their games, everything they did was
 Co>  gold for me. Simple enjoyment...

 Co>  Cougar

:)

Some of my favourite games were made by them, Doom and Quake rank in
#1 and #2 spots.  Not sure what order to put them in.
 
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