Top 5 novelists of all-time

[Clark Kent]

In academic circles Tolkien was considered an awful, awful writer for much of the 20th century. It was only when his basic fantasy ideas became more popular through other forms of media and entertainment that his popularity increased to present levels. Without the rise of videogames and other derivative works that introduced some of his fantasy work to broader audiences, he would not have the name recognition today that he enjoys among the average reader.