MasterClass Talking Shop: Neil Gaiman on J R R Tolkien

As far as I'm concerned, a world without J.R.R. Tolkien would be very grey. Discovering him when I was a boy filled me with absolute fascination and delight. In my episode of MasterClass's Talking Shop, I talk about what I learned from a lifetime of reading (and learning from) the words, the work, and the worlds created by Tolkien. You will learn about creative writing, facing the impossible and the magic of fantasy. @masterclass

[RocksReview]

This is not a Master Class
This is a ticket to heaven

[sophie-grayhame]

As a Persian Tolkienist I can't be more jealous of those lucky people who actually get to enroll.

[grahamturner]

Well said Neil! May I recommend "Geat and Maethild" on the Northworthy Sagas and Stories channel here on YouTube. I hope you find it interesting!

[pauldockree]

Chivalry and shrivelled. Troll Bridge? Hello Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran. Chivalry? J R R Tolkien. And other works edited and published by Christopher his son. RIP both.
Yes. I think I read everything up to a point and stopped - and still carry it with me today. 4 decades later. Kept green and growing from Ent wine. Not allegedly Greene and shrivelled from well Boeberty and Greene's philosophies.

[elricofmelnibone]

Not Tolkien, but Michael Moorcock.
No one beats Elric of Melnibone or Corum Jaelen Irsei. Prince Gaynor is the best antagonist ever.
No Elves, Dwarfes and good Knights, but a ton of creatures Moorcock invented himself, that is Fantasy at it's best.