Without doubt, the best book I've read on THE LORD OF THE RINGS in years. Porter presents original and thought-provoking ideas on a subject that has received minor attention over the years. A great buy--not only for scholars but the general public..
2006-12-17 08:47:00
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answered by Anonymous
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the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is good (but long, 11 books and counting)
The Silmarilion by J.R.R. Tolkien is about the events leading up to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
I also recommend The Nibelungenlied and/or Saga of the Volsungs. These are the old German and Norse legends that LOTR is based on. I've read The Nibelungenlied (Penguin edition) and it's an interesting story and easy to understand. I haven't gotten around to Saga of the Volsungs, yet, but I plan on reading it, eventually.
2006-12-16 14:44:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Chronicles of Blood and Stone
Robert Newcomb's books: four of them are available they are. The Fifth Sorceress, Day of Dawn, Scrolls of the Ancients, and Savage Messiah.
There will be nine total the next is due out in January and one per year after that. It is an excellent story with a fantasy world and very in depth characters.
I've read each book at least twice and the first book three times I highly recommend this author/series.
2006-12-16 11:06:43
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answered by valkesa_83 1
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Reading the other novels and stories by Tolkien should help. Also C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia are good in the same way. I have also heard some critiques say that Eragon is along the same way.
2006-12-16 11:17:31
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answered by jackrab 2
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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
I have found 12 summaries for you to look at, via the link below.
http://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=The+Hobbit+
http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=188
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/hobbit/
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-171.html
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Hobbit___The_-_J.R.R._Tolkien-43601-1.html
These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.
Bilbo Baggins.
Hobbit; the protagonist of the story. Bilbo is invited by Gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the Lonely Mountain, home of Smaug the dragon, to reclaim the treasure that belongs to the dwarves. Often torn between his love of the comforts of home and his desire for adventure, he contributes to the successful accomplishment of the group’s purpose and discovers within himself unsuspected resources of courage and ingenuity.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-171,pageNum-5.html
The Hobbit | Chapter 1 Summary
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit and a definite homebody, is surprised by a visit from an old acquaintance, the wizard Gandalf. Bilbo remembers magical fireworks Gandalf used to create
Midsummer's Eve when he was a boy. Hobbits are not known for their adventurous nature, but Gandalf knows Bilbo has some Tookish blood in him—a bit of adventurous ancestry on his mother's side of the family.
http://litsum.com/hobbit/
Everything Tolkien
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=27873&lastnode_id=0
http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/servlet/ReadSlashStory?storyID=451
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/media/Who_is_who.html
http://www.tuckborough.net/
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
2006-12-16 20:01:57
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answered by Anonymous
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If you liked Lord of the Rings,you would like dragon lance too.Beside you may read Hobbit and Silmarilion,which are parallel stories to LOTR.
2006-12-16 09:52:41
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answered by zahitoztekin 1
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um...read the Robert Jordan books, and the other books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
2006-12-16 12:33:52
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answered by CC 3
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Yeah, great imagination.
2006-12-18 06:08:25
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answered by ? 7
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