Why does the fantasy genre have such a bad reputation?

[Farseer]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this...

Here is a link to a bit of a discussion on 'fantasy' and Australian fantasy authors etc that aired on ABC here in Australia a couple of days ago.

I have often raved about Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest series here on thePlenty (go and read it, even if it IS only for children!) and she is one of the authors featured, as is Fiona McIntosh. I thought it strange though that Emily is listed and introduced first as Jennifer Rowe. While her true name IS Jennifer Rowe, and she DOES write adult mystery novels under that name, the Deltora Quest series (as are all of her children's works) is written under Emily Rodda. It would be like featuring only the Farseer trilogy and speaking only with Megan Lindholm about it.

Still, our Tangle Leader, Robin Hobb, actually IS also mentioned in the program so you may still like to take a look even if you aren't too interested in the opinions of Australian fantasy authors.