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Is Abercrombie proper fantasy

  • 29-03-2010 8:36pm
    #1
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    I am new to Fantasy and I love Joe Abercrobie. Its my first time to read a fantasy trilogy

    Do fantasy readers consider Abercrombie as proper fantasy or some sort of popular fantasy, a guy I work with said its not proper fantasy and just made for the mass market.

    I said he was a stupid Carl and if Logan was here he would kick his ass.

    So is Joe real fantasy


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  • #2
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,994 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Say one thing for the guy you work with, say he's an idiot.

    Abercrombie is proper fantasy. There's sub-genres in fantasy - you can have the epic series (Erikson, Jordan), the character focused (Hobb), the light-hearted (Pratchett) and the gritty swords stuff (Abercrombie). He's one of the best new voices in fantasy and I was very impressed with the First Law series.


  • #3
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Winty


    Thanks

    I will dedicate the rest of my life to spreading the good work of the 1st Magi


  • #4
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    I like to pimp Abercrombie as much as I can. 'Proper' fantasy? Come off it! He's a brilliant new author. Enjoy The First Law trilogy! And remember there's a book after that which occurs a little bit after the First Law. It's called Best Served Cold and it's excellent. He's also currently working on a new novel and has almost completed the first draft. It's going to be called Heroes.
    You know you've been impressed by an author when you start to follow their happenings.


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