Jan-17-2011, 10:52 AM (UTC)
I have now resolved to read Night Angel, but it might take a while before I do. I'm trying to shrink down my to-read pile at the moment.
Why does the fantasy genre have such a bad reputation? Yes, repeated cliches and conventions might have something to do with that. However, why should a genre be judged by the worst dreck it produces, instead of its masterpieces? "Literary" fiction is judged by its masterpieces, fantasy by its trash.
One more thing. I read somewhere that the protagonist of The Black Prism is named "Kip". This amuses me, Kip being the Dutch word for "Chicken".
Why does the fantasy genre have such a bad reputation? Yes, repeated cliches and conventions might have something to do with that. However, why should a genre be judged by the worst dreck it produces, instead of its masterpieces? "Literary" fiction is judged by its masterpieces, fantasy by its trash.
One more thing. I read somewhere that the protagonist of The Black Prism is named "Kip". This amuses me, Kip being the Dutch word for "Chicken".
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