> For post-Tolkien fantasy with little or no Tolkien influences or tropes There's perhaps no direct borrowing of names and character types, but by George R.R.

> For post-Tolkien fantasy with little or no Tolkien influences or tropes There's perhaps no direct borrowing of names and character types, but by George R.R. Martin's own attestation, he sought to write a story with a scope approaching Tolkeins but disposing of Tolkiens idealism and dualism. He was deeply influenced by Tolkiens writing, and sought to correct it's flaws. https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2019/09/george-r-r-martin-i-keep-wanting-to-argue-with-professor-tolkien/ https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2019/09/george-r-r-martin-i-k...