tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post8239820026422586698..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: Why Fantasy Works….Glenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-82693175446576141792011-03-18T22:53:37.017+08:002011-03-18T22:53:37.017+08:00No, of course we don't get mad! In fact we oft...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.<br /><br />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...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-14045913270779881802011-03-16T19:17:39.574+08:002011-03-16T19:17:39.574+08:00Ooops....will you kill me when I get sci-fi and fa...Ooops....will you kill me when I get sci-fi and fantasy mixed up? ;-) Please don't!Krista Goonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167888914729437002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-74756340578592206212011-03-16T19:16:34.146+08:002011-03-16T19:16:34.146+08:00Hi Glenda: Based on what you said, I will try to r...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.Krista Goonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167888914729437002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-58292098211669606642011-02-15T22:14:18.230+08:002011-02-15T22:14:18.230+08:00As I mentioned, I have just re-read The Last Storm...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?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-90943713690518155452011-02-15T20:52:48.273+08:002011-02-15T20:52:48.273+08:00So do I, Jo, so do I...lolSo do I, Jo, so do I...lolGlenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-37871298874924922272011-02-11T22:18:05.741+08:002011-02-11T22:18:05.741+08:00Boy do I ever agree with that Glenda. If ever I se...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.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-27499529677297802912011-02-11T21:22:00.692+08:002011-02-11T21:22:00.692+08:00Annie, I've always thought it odd how many tim...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...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-79892293829461890802011-02-11T03:30:42.273+08:002011-02-11T03:30:42.273+08:00I was not a fantasy fan, until my husband and I wo...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.<br /><br />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.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892921431345392453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-48416854577630003542011-02-10T03:31:16.899+08:002011-02-10T03:31:16.899+08:00Glenda, you hit the nail on the head for me, exact...Glenda, you hit the nail on the head for me, exactly why I read fantasy ;)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211981888792752988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-58552846564560501132011-02-09T21:33:11.737+08:002011-02-09T21:33:11.737+08:00My mother never read fantasy - she said it was too...My mother never read fantasy - she said it was too much like her nightmares!<br /><br />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.glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-36737085985451428222011-02-09T08:34:25.088+08:002011-02-09T08:34:25.088+08:00For me, reading good fantasy is like stepping thro...For me, reading good fantasy is like stepping through a portal to another world to meet up with the characters and join their journey.<br /><br />How this differs from regular fiction is that the worlds involved are different to our earthly one and invoke that sense of wonder and curiosity to explore further.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-21878536483738508642011-02-07T23:09:45.017+08:002011-02-07T23:09:45.017+08:00Love the pix Glenda, I am assuming all from foreig...Love the pix Glenda, I am assuming all from foreign versions of Isles of Glory?<br /><br />Yes, I think you are right about why people read fantasy. In my case it takes me away from my humdrum existence too and gives one's imagination free reign to follow the protagonists to an exciting finish. My Blaze Halfbreed probably doesn't look like your Blaze, but it doesn't matter does it? <br /><br />At the same time I agree we tend to feel helpless to improve things in our own world and to imagine having magic to enable us to correct it is an irresistible temptation. Finally though, I like fantasy 'cos its a good read.<br /><br />I think writers tend to analyse things far more than readers do; if I can believe in the characters you create and the worlds you create for them to inhabit and then weave a good story around it, you've got me every time.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com