After the King : Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien

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Summary: Cheap use of the Tolkien moniker; A marketing tool.
Review: Short stories whose quality varies tremendously. Certainly none of the stories ranks as an all time classic. Worse, the connection to Tolkien's works is vague at best... "Authors writing in their own distinctive style but still somehow being evocative of J.R.R."? Please! That is a lame pretense. This book is clearly a marketing ploy. It serves the same purpose as the Amazon.com lines reading "If you've read this book, you might enjoy..." Only, to their credit, Amazon.com is straightforward about it.

Rating:
Summary: Great in its own right..
Review: Wow! The first word to come to mind when I read this book after I got it from the library. I searched local bookstores for almost a year before I decided to try Amazon. But don't be fooled, this book is not meant to be anything like Tolkien. It is written by authors who have been greatly influenced by this great man and his work. There is a story here for everyone, whether you like comedy, tragedy, classic fantasy, or futuristic science-fiction. True, not all the entries were "right up my alley", but reading each of them was a pleasure. I recommend it to anyone whose life has been changed by the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Summary: A book for all fans of fantasy or science fiction!
Review: Wow! The first word to come to mind when I read this book after I got it from the library. I searched local bookstores for almost a year before I decided to try Amazon. But don't be fooled, this book is not meant to be anything like Tolkien. It is written by authors who have been greatly influenced by this great man and his work. There is a story here for everyone, whether you like comedy, tragedy, classic fantasy, or futuristic science-fiction. True, not all the entries were "right up my alley", but reading each of them was a pleasure. I recommend it to anyone whose life has been changed by the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien.