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Specifically, what if Tolkien made Sauron an anti-villain, who the reader could sympathize with? Now, what causes this? I don't know, but for some reason, he chooses to make Sauron not... so obviously evil. Okay, also, assume this doesn't change Lord of the Rings so much to be virtually unrecognizable.

Would it have been able to become as popular eventually? If it did, how would it shape modern fantasy? How would it affect things like D&D? For that matter, what impact would it have on literature in general?

I haven't seen any literature ATLs, and it's time to change that.
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