Comments on: Why Fantasy Works….

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:53:37 +0000

No, of course we don't get mad! In fact we often use SF to cover both. I think maybe pure scientific SF folk might tear their hair out in private, but they are well used to the term covering fantasy and horror and alternative history too.

Anyway, Mary, thanks for dropping by, and I hope we have turned you into a fantasy reader! If you like Terry Pratchett, you'll feel at home…

By: Krista Goon

Krista Goon — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:17:39 +0000

Ooops….will you kill me when I get sci-fi and fantasy mixed up? 😉 Please don't!

By: Krista Goon

Krista Goon — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:16:34 +0000

Hi Glenda: Based on what you said, I will try to read science fiction the next time I pop into the bookstore. I hope you won't consider me rude but the only sci-fi I have been reading is Terry Pratchett (well up to now at least since your post has quite enlightened me why I should be reading more). It's Mr Pratchett's wit that gets me rolling on the floor with glee. The other sci-fi book I read last year was one by a Singaporean writer called Joan Hon. I shall be looking out for sci-fi now that you've made me more than a wee bit curious.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:14:18 +0000

As I mentioned, I have just re-read The Last Stormlord and with the ability to use both animation and humans in film, I think seeing pedes and ziggers would work very well. I really enjoyed the book a second time by the way, I had forgotten a lot. Now started Stormlord Rising. The salt flats would be very easy to portra wouldn't they?

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:52:48 +0000

So do I, Jo, so do I…lol

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:18:05 +0000

Boy do I ever agree with that Glenda. If ever I see a book made into film I am frequently disappointed in the appearance of the characters who don't look anything like I imagined. Or the world doesn't – on the other hand, for your sake, I hope someone wants to make a movie of your books.

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:22:00 +0000

Annie, I've always thought it odd how many times people say, "Oh, I would never read fantasy…" and then will tell you how much they enjoyed "Lost" or "X-files" on TV, or "Star Wars" or "Lord of the Rings"! If only they knew how much richer it is when you do the work and imagine it…

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:30:42 +0000

I was not a fantasy fan, until my husband and I worked out a deal – he read a favorite series of mine and I read one of his.

Good fiction is good fiction. It's believable… you remember it like a movie you've seen, rather than words you've read… and when that is set in a world so completely different than the road that I live on, the writer has not only told you a story of relationships, but designed an entire world for your mind to play in.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:31:16 +0000

Glenda, you hit the nail on the head for me, exactly why I read fantasy 😉

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:33:11 +0000

My mother never read fantasy – she said it was too much like her nightmares!

Peter – I think that is why I read fantasy too. It takes you that one step further than most fiction. Mind you, I read that too.