[thechat] fantasy authors (was RE: Cadfael)
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Tue Jan 3 16:17:39 CST 2006
Martin Burns noted:
[wrt Terry Pratchett]
>>I'm not sure he'd class himself as 'literature' anyway. This is
>>a bloke who laughingly disposes of all his drafting/pre-work at
>>publication with a "So long suckers" to future literary critics...
Heh. I didn't know that! Stylish, yet evil! I *like* that! ;-)
>>He's certainly very *literate*
Agreed! Anyone naming a primary character "Rincewind" certainly
must be more than passingly acquainted with Brecht!
>>*Please* don't go near L Ron Hubbard ;-)
No worries. Tried that once. It didn't take ... and it won't happen
again.
[Congrats! I think you've just defined "hack writer".]
> And it would seem quite unfair to mention epic literary fantasy worlds
> and not mention Anne McCaffrey and 'Pern'.
>>*Please* don't give Peter Jackson ideas for what to do after The
Hobbit :-)
Meh. Given enough time and the outtakes from his last effort, I figure
he should be able to stitch together a complete 'Dragonlance' [1] saga
in the editing room!
RonL.
[1] Great literature it's not. 'Epic' it certainly is! Has it hit
100 books yet? I probably still have 4 or 5 dozen of the boogers ---
to be put up on eBay once I figure out where they have wandered off to.
Blasted dark fantasy books. Always skulking about.
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