There are some ways in which Narnia is better, mainly as Christian allegory, but it is inferior in a great many others. Tolkien was just better at world-building, deeper in his literary/historical/mythological influences than anybody else who has ever written in this field. https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1254487480520368129 …
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They were sort of the Beatles & Stones of epic, highbrow fantasy writinghttps://twitter.com/barrelproven/status/1254493469449617409 …
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If you've never read the Covenant books, especially the original two trilogies, you should do that. Powerful & disturbing. Donaldson has a firm grip on fallibility & tragedy. And his vision of redemption is also ultimately quite Christian.
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As for the Paolini books, the ending (which I won't spoil here) is quite elegant; my favorite part is where the dragons band together to eliminate the names of their betrayers from their language, so they can no longer even *think* of their own selves.
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While he denied direct allegory, Tolkien was clearly writing under the influence of war-torn Europe. Narnia, oth, was clearly written for kids with a direct intent at Christian allegory. But Lewis’ main strength was adult apologetics and the genius of Screwtape is undeniable.
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