I know there IS a distinction, and it's a significant one, but "Who Fears Death" by Nnedi Okorafor and "Throne of the Crescent Moon" by Saladin Ahmed - just to name two I've really enjoyed recently - are about as far from Tolkien as you can get and still have magic and battles without firearms...Originally Posted by Irulan
The distinction is important to me because I won't read the sword/sorcery stuff at all.
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03-27-2013, 01:32 PM #1
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03-27-2013, 01:56 PM #2
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Yes, this. There is such a broad area that is covered by "sword and sorcery" fantasy fiction that it gets difficult to include them all under the same umbrella. Don't get me wrong, I love Tolkien, but I don't care for a lot of those who have tried to copy him. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
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