[Cerek the Barbaric]

Hey, Tas.

GREAT userID. He was definitely my favorite from Dragonlance.

I did a Post a few weeks ago entitled R.A. Salvatore fans that addressed this same topic.
As you may know, Salvatore is writing one of the books in the ongoing Star Wars series. I read an interview about it on his website sometime last year.
Salvatore said that it was, of course, a huge honor to be approached by Lucas and Spielberg to write a book in one of the most successful storylines ever.
Apart from that, though, Salvatore admitted that he hoped Lucas and Spielberg would be impressed enough with his contribution to take a look at some of his other works....specifically, the Icewind Dale Trilogy.
If LOTR lives up to it's potential at the box office, there may be a surge of interest in the fantasy genre of movies. The fan base is certainly there (this forum alone has over 5100 members...Yaaaa).
And NOBODY is better at fantasy and fiction than Lucas and Spielberg!!! I sincerely hope this comes to pass.