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adam_mcphee 's review for:
Wizardry And Wild Romance
by Michael Moorcock
Suppose I skimmed this more than read it thoroughly, I hate reading from PDFs these days.
Think the big takeaway is the importance of landscape/setting on fantastic fiction, a conclusion I've been coming to myself recently. Maybe more important than in any other genre. Some interesting thoughts on the nature of fantasy heroism and humour as well, but otherwise mostly a survey of the genre used to heap scorn on Tolkien and the canon, and to uphold a few books that have seemingly slipped through the cracks. Actually the books he praises here would make for a great "NYRB but for fantasy" publishing program. The stuff that's not quite at household name status, but still very worthy of the attention of the connoisseur.
Oh and Epic Pooh is of course an important essay in its own right.
Think the big takeaway is the importance of landscape/setting on fantastic fiction, a conclusion I've been coming to myself recently. Maybe more important than in any other genre. Some interesting thoughts on the nature of fantasy heroism and humour as well, but otherwise mostly a survey of the genre used to heap scorn on Tolkien and the canon, and to uphold a few books that have seemingly slipped through the cracks. Actually the books he praises here would make for a great "NYRB but for fantasy" publishing program. The stuff that's not quite at household name status, but still very worthy of the attention of the connoisseur.
Oh and Epic Pooh is of course an important essay in its own right.