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Lucien21 · 01-30-2006, 01:21 PM

There is plenty of good fantasy that doesn't follow that crap LOTR book.

GRR Martin- Song of Fire and Ice is fantastic and not an wizard or chosen one in sight.

David Gemmell - More Heroic Fantasy than straight Fantasy but fantastic stuff.

Stephen King - Dark Tower series. Mixes present day and fantasy elements.

There are plenty of others that don't constrain themselves to the LOTR blueprint.

Fantasy isn't limited by the imagination. It's constrained by having to inhabit a world with no technology(usually replaced by magic). Hence the medievel feel of a lot of the books.

Science Fiction is more expansive in its range of only being constrained by your imagination.

The best creativity comes where the lines between fantasy and sci fi become blurred.

01-30-2006, 01:21 PM	#4
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	There is plenty of good fantasy that doesn't follow that crap LOTR book. GRR Martin- Song of Fire and Ice is fantastic and not an wizard or chosen one in sight. David Gemmell - More Heroic Fantasy than straight Fantasy but fantastic stuff. Stephen King - Dark Tower series. Mixes present day and fantasy elements. There are plenty of others that don't constrain themselves to the LOTR blueprint. Fantasy isn't limited by the imagination. It's constrained by having to inhabit a world with no technology(usually replaced by magic). Hence the medievel feel of a lot of the books. Science Fiction is more expansive in its range of only being constrained by your imagination. The best creativity comes where the lines between fantasy and sci fi become blurred. __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!