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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > But then, the ultimate in fantasy plaigarism is still around - Sword of
> > > Shanara, so who knows.
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> > Similarly, Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant borrow quite
> > liberally (as does much modern fantasy) from Tolkien (who himself was a
> > borrower, after a fashion!)
> Borrowing or being inspired by, and out-and-out character-for-character and
> scene-for-scene stealing are two different things. But note Brooks filed
> off the serial numbers, so to speak, and changed the names.
I've only read a little of his stuff (at a friend's urging), and after
ninety years of reading I was still in the first chapter. Not, for me, the
most engaging prose style. Regretably (or not), I can't really assess his
plagiarism, but I wouldn't be terribly stunned to learn of it, either!
Dave!
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