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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1211669" data-attributes="member: 5834">reI think some folk are a little presumptuous in assuming that Tolkien intended or included a message in Lord of the Rings. I respect his stated position that he did not.Given the evidence of his life, I believe him. He was passionate about storytelling. When he wrote a story he did not do so to create a work of moral relevance, but to create an entertaining, epic story. I stand by that assertion and will not be convinced otherwise.As far as the topic at hand, I will reiterate that I have spent far too much time gaming, reading gamebooks, and reading a vast array of literature from author's such as Tolkien, Malorie, King, Lovecraft, Clancy, Gibson, LeGuin, Orwell and so many other authors that I have no idea what constitutes fantasy, sci fi, suspense, horror or any other genre. The lines have been crossed for every genre.  Dean Koontz has incorporated suspense and horror in more than a few of his books. I know some lady writes about a detective that hunts down vampires in a style reminiscent of pure mystery novels.As far as fantasy goes, Tolkein is really only one type of fantasy. China's point seems irrelevant given the plethora of modern day literature that defies categorization.</blockquote>