Did Terry Brooks rip off Tolkien?
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Did Terry Brooks rip off Tolkien?
The writer’s name was Terry Brooks, his novel was called The Sword of Shannara, and — alongside Stephen R. Donaldson’s subversive Thomas Covenant series — it saved epic fantasy. It was also, by all intents and purposes of its editor, a shameless ripoff of Lord of the Rings.
Is Star Wars a rip off of Lord of the Rings?
Peter Jackson’s films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s master work, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, were released in 2001, 2002, 2003. Before Peter Jackson’s films would inspire the more recent installments of Star Wars, George Lucas certainly took inspiration from Tolkien’s work in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Does Gandalf actually say you shall not pass?
The simple answer is no it is not canonical. The canonical phrase is ‘You cannot pass,’ and is uttered by Gandalf several times. Why they changed this one word was probably just preference of the script writers for whatever reason. This seemingly simple question has caused an enormous amount of interesting debate.
It is the first book of the Original Shannara Trilogy, followed by The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara. Brooks was heavily influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and began writing The Sword of Shannara in 1967.
How many Sword of Shannara books are there?
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
| The cover of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Sword of Shannara 2. The Elfstones of Shannara 3. The Wishsong of Shannara | |
| Published | 1977 – 1985 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| No. of books | 3 |
Is Star Wars or LotR better?
Star Wars trilogy has an average score of 76 on Metacritic while the Lord of the Rings trilogy has an average score of 91. Star Wars has an average 89\% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and Lord of the Rings has an average 93\% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Which is better LotR or got?
Long answer – yes. In storytelling terms, Lord of the Rings is a better written and more interesting book. And that is only counting the book itself, not the universe which includes The Silmarillion and other books. Originally Answered: Why is Game of Thrones better than Lord of the Rings?
What did Gandalf say before he fell?
Just before falling with the Balrog, [Gandalf] tries to surreptitiously tell them the secret plan but was too surreptitious and they didn’t understand. According to the Redditor, Gandalf’s famous line, “Fly, you fools!” is actually him telling the Fellowship to go to the eagles.