aaah this old topic once again. There is very little in the realm of any art that does not "take" or "borrow" elements from others - i know. But, for me, originality of the work speaks for itself. It depends on the mindframe of the reader. If you love jumping into that world, you will love other takes on it... i guess. I personally dont like the stuff (fantasy has gotten better, but the stuff in the 70s was blatantly unoriginal - which is I suppose much more respectfull than blatantly a RIP OFF), but i understand those who do.
Let me think - after Watership Down, i read the first SOS, and then the Thomas Covenant series, then pretty much gave up on the genre, and stuck to sci-fi [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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