Aye, good point, Pumeco. Birddie, nobody thinks that sex doesn't sell. You're arguing everyone else's point. CLAYMOR! I loved the LOTR! When I was six, anyway. Since then, I have had the pleasure of reading nearly a thousand fantasy books and stories, and Tolkien's attempt falls dreadfully short of originality or depth. Hell, most of the single books I pick up now are as big as all of his together. I didn't mean to say that it's an unworthy story, but when you've read 500 books that are MUCH, MUCH better, it kinda makes the mainstream crap seem like just that. Crap. A hobbit saving the world? Come on. And where are all the DRAGONS?!?!? Just like with any genre, there is the mainstream stuff that everyone loves, and the really good stuff, which very few people even know about. So, Claymor, I invite you on a fantastic journey of true epic proportions! Read yourself "A Song of Ice and Fire", by George R. R. Martin. It is the most adult and overpoweringly vivid literature in the world, and each book makes the LOTR seem like a child's Dr. Seuss story in comparison. Beware, though. There are "safe" books, and "unsafe" books. This series is definitely the latter... The first book is called, "A Game of Thrones". Give it a shot!