On 2007-11-14, vintermann <vintermann@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Nov 14, 3:12 am, Ralph Wilson Huckabee <rhuckabee2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> See Michael Moorcock's im****tant and revealing essay, "Epic Pooh," for
>> a useful analysis of this obvious-but-overlooked
phenomenon:http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=953
>>
> Moorcock had his own agenda, replacing "old" fantasy litterature with
> "dark fantasy", a term he promoted and used on his own work. He
> failed, and not surprisingly, since anyone can see he's the one closer
> to pulp trash.
Can we please leave RGRN off this thread? This discussion has long since
moved off the Nethack-related "idea", and into a debate over Jordan's
actual works; far more suited for RASFW.
Personally, I quit reading his books after he released the third; he
just couldn't finish a story to save his life, pun intended, and it was
obvious as of _THAT_ book.
--
Derek
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