0_Apprentice
Hi do you watch or read the Game of Thrones series?
1_Wizard
I don't but I know it's based on A Song of ice and Fire
0_Apprentice
Yes the series by George R. Martin who is a gifted writer.
1_Wizard
Right, he's like the American version of tolkien
0_Apprentice
Yes I am a fan of Tolkien so that isn't a bad comparison. 
1_Wizard
Do you prefer Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit?
0_Apprentice
I greatly prefer Lord of The Rings as I consider it a great expansion to the story of the ring and the lore.
1_Wizard
This is true in The hobbit the ring is merely a trick