Fantasy as a genre
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What do you think of fantasies almost absurd homogeneity as a genre? Is it lazy in it's rigid commitment to Tolkien or is that simply the nature of the genre now and the nuance is to be found within?
>>7719109
bamp
Its not that big of a problem now, many authors go out of their way to avoid Tolkienisms
>>7719109
I think you're just not reading enough fantasy. Darksword was kinda boring.
>>7719172
Like who? The only big fantasy names I can think of that have mostly forsaken Tolkien are Rowling, Gaiman and Martin and even Martin is a stretch.
>>7719177
>Bakker
>Lynch
>Mieville
>Wolfe
>>7719175
Darksword was just kind of a last straw for me. Such a nothing series.
>>7719180
Scott Lynch does good but I'd hardly consider him completely unshackled from Tolkien and his writing is too basic for me to call him a great. Mieville was pretentious identity crisis horseshit rivalled only by Terry Goodkind. Can't speak to Bakker or Wolfe.
>>7719184
Don't let it get you down senpai.
Have you tried Terry Brooks' Landover series yet? It might help.
>>7719197
No but I'm familiar with Shannara and reading the synopsis it definitely sounds worth a look. Thanks anon.
>>7719109
boop
>>7719109
beep boop
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