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SpiritWarrior · 01-02-2004, 03:09 AM

I recently read the "Dragonlance chronicles" trilogy, six years after reading the "Legends" (I know, I started backward). I have read many FR books, Terry brooks, numerous TSR novels and much alternative fantasy/fiction. IMHO the Chronicles series was good but not close to being worthy of the hype surrounding it then and now. Okay, I could live with that...

It was only after finishing the series that something else began to nag at me, a strange familiarity I couldn't quite put my finger on while I was reading the trilogy dawned on me: This series, the storyline, the events told suspiciously like The Lord of the Rings. Is it me or has anyone else noticed this? Before people start demanding why, let's look at the undisputable similarities:

The Dark Queen = The Dark Lord, she has returned as he did and she is amassing a great army as he is.

The Green Gemstone Man = Frodo and The One Ring, she wants the gemstone and he wants the ring. In order to get it they must find he who carries it and send all minions out to search for it because without it they cannot take physical form and walk once again in the realm.

Tanis = Aragorn. Haunted by their own skeletons, they feel exiled from the world. They both fell in love with a an elven daughter yet have trouble reconciling these feelings. They both have 2 other lovers of which they are unsure about.

The unicorn in the wood = The lady of the wood

Draconians = Uruks, a half-breed, new to the realm and created for one purpose: to serve the dark queen/lord. A cross between 2 races with all the plus and none of the minus.

Dragons = Nazgul, same terror, same stuff.

There are a few more but I just can't think of them right now. Isn't it blatant though?

[ 01-02-2004, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ]

01-02-2004, 03:09 AM	#1
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	I recently read the "Dragonlance chronicles" trilogy, six years after reading the "Legends" (I know, I started backward). I have read many FR books, Terry brooks, numerous TSR novels and much alternative fantasy/fiction. IMHO the Chronicles series was good but not close to being worthy of the hype surrounding it then and now. Okay, I could live with that... It was only after finishing the series that something else began to nag at me, a strange familiarity I couldn't quite put my finger on while I was reading the trilogy dawned on me: This series, the storyline, the events told suspiciously like The Lord of the Rings. Is it me or has anyone else noticed this? Before people start demanding why, let's look at the undisputable similarities: The Dark Queen = The Dark Lord, she has returned as he did and she is amassing a great army as he is. The Green Gemstone Man = Frodo and The One Ring, she wants the gemstone and he wants the ring. In order to get it they must find he who carries it and send all minions out to search for it because without it they cannot take physical form and walk once again in the realm. Tanis = Aragorn. Haunted by their own skeletons, they feel exiled from the world. They both fell in love with a an elven daughter yet have trouble reconciling these feelings. They both have 2 other lovers of which they are unsure about. The unicorn in the wood = The lady of the wood Draconians = Uruks, a half-breed, new to the realm and created for one purpose: to serve the dark queen/lord. A cross between 2 races with all the plus and none of the minus. Dragons = Nazgul, same terror, same stuff. There are a few more but I just can't think of them right now. Isn't it blatant though? [ 01-02-2004, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ] __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...