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This is Why We Never Got Another Lord of the Rings (www.youtube.com)

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[–] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

On top of that, a large chunk of fantasy moved towards games and a lot of other media. Without fotgetting thesr books too. The witcher is immensely influential and it featurea books and games. Fantasy is very much alive, but if you want another Talkien it takes time. Talkien didn't become the foundation of modern fantasy in a day...