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Re: Speaking of time-travel...
wooah... time and space warp!
As I was saying, the world McKillip created in that story is one of the most original since Tolkien, at least that I have read, which is by no means everything, and her quest is for answers to riddles rather than whatsii, though there are several whatsii that come into the tale.
The term being used by folk in the Live Action Role Play game my son has been part of for some years now (a group called Legacies, here in the Pacific NW) refers to the genre as 'high fantasy.'
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Ciel
on January 22, 2009 at 2:25 PM
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Speaking of time-travel...
I find this, as I search 'Tolkien' here in blogitland.
A writing friend of mine some time back was told by her editor that what the publisher really wanted from her was more '5 guys and a magical whatsis.' I like your approach better.
have you read Patricial McKillip's Riddlemaster trilogy? THE RIDDLEMASTER OF HED, HEIR OF SEA AND FIRE, HARPIST OF THE WIND --The world
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Ciel
on January 22, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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Speaking of time-travel...
I find this, as I search 'Tolkien' here in blogitland.
A writing friend of mine some time back was told by her editor that what the publisher really wanted from her was more '5 guys and a magical whatsis.' I like your approach better.
have you read Patricial McKillip's Riddlemaster trilogy? THE RIDDLEMASTER OF HED, HEIR OF SEA AND FIRE, HARPIST OF THE WIND --The
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Ciel
on January 22, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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Haven't Read . . .
the RR Martin Books. IMHO the DaVinci Code creates a near-world, one filled with familiar conepts, objects and to some sense Places. The fact that its one-off in most respects, edges it toward Tolkien. For example, the fact that Versailles is South of Paris, while in the DaVinci Code they go North. The fact that Isaac Newton's tomb is a simple plaque and not the elaborate statuary of globes and angels (boys) that Dan Brown describes makes us believe something entirely fictitious. DaVinci Code may have elements of a Mystery, but it is in fact a Quest novel, and Robert Langdon is a low-key Professor Jones. (I have one such professor in my work). The Historical background of theories, stetched facts and mathematical clues that don't add up is the merriest lark one can imagine - and it's bathed in Tolkien. Dan Brown's language is less pure than Tolkien's, but his pacing is better and the beats fit the work like a glove. On the whole, the best Tolkienesque works usually don't invoke Tolkien. (But we do pay homage to him, here and there and everywhere).
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MedicineFlower
on May 22, 2006 at 8:55 AM
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I would never have considered The Da Vinci Code tolikienesque. I've read The Lord of the Rings (and the Simarillion) but not The Dark Tower. I do enjoy that type of fantasy book...but not as much in a modern setting...which I suppose would apply to Dan Brown. Have you read George RR Martin's books? I like them even better than Tolkien. I think he's set a new standard.
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DarrkeThoughts
on May 19, 2006 at 3:25 PM
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