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Author Topic: An excellent (and brief) essay on the nature of fantastic locales  (Read 413 times)
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« on: March 25, 2008, 09:43:14 AM »
Once again, from M. John Harrison...
http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/viriconium/
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2008, 08:32:14 AM »
Good essay. Makes you feel sorry for the guys who decide to make his book into a movie.
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2008, 09:01:05 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Woodhope on March 26, 2008, 08:32:14 AM
Good essay. Makes you feel sorry for the guys who decide to make his book into a movie.

Like THAT will ever happen.  Cheesy

While I largely agree with Harrison, I do think there's a place for literate, interesting fantasy that takes great effort to map out, rationalize and detail its mystical places. George R.R. Martin comes to mind, and ironically so does China Mieville (who obviously is greatly influenced by Harrison).
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2008, 10:13:15 AM »
I agree.  Harrison's ideal of a fictionalized world (or an allegorical world) which breaks up upon forcing  a static nature upon it is sound, for Harrison.  I must echo Sanford's idea that there are many authors for whom this ideal does not work, and, in fact, could be limiting to the point of destruction.  Sanford's examples are perfect.
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2008, 03:43:03 PM »
Yeah, I think he's right for many things. The Lovecraft Mythos benefit from as loose a definition as possible, but often fanboys won't allow for it.
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2008, 03:50:18 PM »
All true. Like Judge Dredd's MegaCity One. Very concrete...more of a character than Dredd himself.
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