ysabel, a cranky musing on (high) fantasy

[mimesere]

read ysabel. was somewhat disappointed, though two of my all time favorite characters from another of GGK's books show up.

Unrelatedly:

now I am all grumpy, though, because dammit, I'm *tired* of reading the same old fantasy novel over and over and over again. Kingkillers, amazing prodigious boy-children(-of-prophecy), darkness to shadow the world, elves/fae, amazing never-before-seen-uses-of-magic, orcs/trolls as the armies of darkness, cruel beautiful women.

just. seriously. there's NOTHING ELSE to be done in high fantasy now? REALLY?

Also, whatever happened to WRITING A GODDAMN NOVEL? WHY IS IT ALL TRILOGIES AND SERIES AND WHATNOT? TELL A GODDAMN STORY AND HAVE DONE.

eta: totally unrelatedly - a CCI 2008 update - 4 day and Saturday is totally sold out, Friday is almost sold out, Thursday is getting there, and Sunday is lagging behind. They all sold out last year and look well on their way to selling out this year.

Comments

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Some fantasy that is unlike anything else in the genre that I've read:

Dreamhunter and Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox. It's two books, but it feels like one book in two physical volumes (and best of all, it's complete.) Don't bother reading any descriptions of the series. They don't do it justice at all, and I almost didn't pick them up. But they are fascinating and gorgeous and unlike anything else I've ever read.

Anything by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, particularly A Fistful of Sky, which is just about as urban as fantasy comes, but it's very strange and delicious, with a flavor that's very very different and very very good.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I love Nina Kiriki Hoffman a LOT and A Fistful of Sky made me really really happy.

And I will pick up the other books :) Yay books!