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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9714525" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Well, keep in mind that Tolkien originally had four races and only four races, plus (functionally) Always Chaotic Evil Orcs--and the works inspired by it were diverse and rarely held close to all the characteristics. Elves being the special, chosen divine children? Almost completely jettisoned. Even their immortality is gone, they live a super long time (usually, anywhere between 300 and 700 years)--which is a HUGE departure that almost completely breaks one of the most important characteristics of elves, the fact that they're functionally immortal and can be reincarnated. (That specific characteristic was later spun off into 4e's deva.)It's entirely plausible to have a work that melds AtLA elements with LotR elements with Conan elements with (etc., etc.)--or perhaps other works. I could see Steven Universe and Mistborn etc. all taking hold.If the question is "when will the next Tolkien appear?", as in, when will we next get someone who casts a shadow like what Tolkien has? I don't think that person has published anything yet. It might be that they haven't even been born yet. It'll be a while. Generation-defining literature is rare, and extremely hard to predict!</blockquote>