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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
I believe you meant Sword. 
I think it might be safe to say that a number of fantasy books have been influenced in some way by Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Saying that these books are rip-offs, however, is inaccurate. |
I'm not saying
Sword of Shannara is a rip-off. It's just the closest influenced book I've yet read. I do feel that the series has taken a turn that makes it less LoTRish and more it's own series.
Yes, a lot of books can be sead to have taken something from LotR. Even HP has some minor similarities. Magic, Dumbldore, Trolls, giant spiders, taverns just to name a few. But overall, the story is a very far divergence from LoTR.