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Originally Posted by pwalker8
One can take any two stories in the same sub-genre and find a whole bunch of similar plot situations, especially if one is looking for them. For example, trying to compare the Mist Wright with the Barrow-wight is a huge stretch. Many of the other comparisons listed in the wiki article are at best superficial. Balinor isn't remotely like Boromir. I could go on. Yes, it obviously inspired by LOTR, but that doesn't make it a rip-off. I still spot plot devices and locations that were obviously lifted from LOTR in all sorts of books. It's what authors do. That's one of the reasons you can't copyright plot devices.
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We must agree to differ.
Back to the original point, though, I'm sure that it is the (real or otherwise) similarity between "The Sword of Shannara" and LOTR that was at least partially responsible for the decision to start the TV series with "Elfstones", and I think that was a good decision to make. "Elfstones" is a very good book indeed.