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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I've never understood the need to explore every last nook and cranny of a fictional world, wringing every last drop of lore out of it. I'd be happy to let Middle Earth go with just The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
I know I'm in the minority and am not disparaging others. But I'd rather read new works by authors than have them write fantasy novels in Middle Earth.
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Of course, many books are loosely based on other works or real events with the serial numbers filed off. How many books, movies and TV series have been based on the Robin Hood legends? Same for the Greek legends and Norse legends. For example, I really enjoyed Kay's retelling of the El Cid story.
Normally, I tend to agree with you, but I think the fascination of Tolkien's universe is that it does seem so much like a real mythos and there are so many brief mentions where I think, wow that would make a great book or movie. I'm not so keen on something like the Star Trek novel universe, Star Wars novel universe or Conan universe, but there are a few stories in Tolkien's universe that I would love to read if done right. Of course, it would need to be something like Sanderson finishing the Wheel of Time series.