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Pride Of Lions · 06-21-2005, 06:38 PM

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'm always interested in people's "best" lists.

I'm not the biggest SF/Fantasy fan, but I do appreciate a well-conceived, well- written series. That being said, I read through his website and hit a road block in his "Top 25 Epic Fantasy" list. How is "Lord of the Rings" third? How is the series that's inspired every series after it third on the list? How is the series that's defined all of the various terminologies third? And the two series' that it's behind, neither is completed. How is the best fantasy series ever written behind two series' that aren't even finished yet?

I stopped reading right there. I may get back to it at some time (I've bookmarked it.) Like I said, I'm not the "the shaggy-haired kid standing in the corner of the high school hallway, muttering about a level 35 druid named Ragnoth", but still, let's give credit where credit's due.
POL9A

06-21-2005, 06:38 PM	#2
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'm always interested in people's "best" lists. I'm not the biggest SF/Fantasy fan, but I do appreciate a well-conceived, well- written series. That being said, I read through his website and hit a road block in his "Top 25 Epic Fantasy" list. How is "Lord of the Rings" third? How is the series that's inspired every series after it third on the list? How is the series that's defined all of the various terminologies third? And the two series' that it's behind, neither is completed. How is the best fantasy series ever written behind two series' that aren't even finished yet? I stopped reading right there. I may get back to it at some time (I've bookmarked it.) Like I said, I'm not the "the shaggy-haired kid standing in the corner of the high school hallway, muttering about a level 35 druid named Ragnoth", but still, let's give credit where credit's due. POL9A