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No, 'cuz I cranked through Watership Down with no issues and its language is just as byzantine, the concepts just as foreign, and the conceit of "elven languages" is front and center. Watership Down, however, was an exploration of society, religion, mortality and warfare as seen through the eyes of rabbits as opposed to "a bunch of dudes go slay a dragon." Stephen King wordsmiths a lot. His rule of thumb is to leave 20% on the cutting room floor between first and second draft. It makes a difference.