The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien vs the Modern Age

Hugo and Nebula Award-winning science fiction author and futurist David Brin skewers Tolkien as an elitist reactionary. Must reading for anyone interested in LOTR, science, the Enlightenment, tolerance, or skepticism. Excerpted from THROUGH STRANGER EYES (paperback, Nimble 2008).