Posted: April 27, 2000 at 00:57:03: by Jim Gregors
: There is a book i found a couple of years ago on the internet that was written by another author. Since it was written by another author the book could not be published. It is a book written entirely on Isildur titled Isildur's Bane. This is the only other author i have read who can actually compare to Tolkien himself. The author is Brian K Crawford. I don't know if the site is still up but luckly i printed the entire story. Its pretty long. The story is full of great battle scenes between Isildur and the Nazgul. The web site is isildur.html at ourworld.compuserve.com. I hope you can find it. If possible download the entire story and print it. It is definitly worth the ink.If it is the same 'novel' which has been floating around the internet for the past 3 years or so, then I have already read it. This is only my opinion, but I found the writing to be rather lack-luster and in no way comparable with Tolkien's works. Granted, the author certainly loved Middle-earth - and I'm sure he did a better job than I could have done - but I seriously doubt he could so much as find a publisher (even without the copyright laws) which would be willing to print such an amateurish story. If you really want to read a story which is reminicient of Tolkien's style, I would strongly suggest The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels, two related novellas written by C.J. Cherryh. Neither novella approaches the grandure of LotR, but the author's knowledge of folklore, and her commitment to character development, definitely make these books worth reading. The link to Amazon.com is given below:
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The Dreaming Tree : The Dreamstone, the Tree of Swords and Jewels
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