Duly edited the 'hes' to 'shes' in my comment above, ChickPea

My enjoyment of the article stopped dead at this comment:

"...his [Tolkien's] map is the bad fantasy map that launched a thousand bad fantasy maps—many of which lack even his mythological fig leaf to explain the really eyebrow-raising geography. "
Agreed - without this metaphorical slap in the face, it would have been an enjoyable read.