tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post6620131868231505282..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Best Modern Fantasy (Quarterfinal 3-Last chance to vote)Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-11560428837116909712017-10-25T09:43:46.365-07:002017-10-25T09:43:46.365-07:00Kusheil's Dart series, Jacqueline Carey.Kusheil's Dart series, Jacqueline Carey.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021021076908398996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-67074504538416761602017-10-25T05:50:01.082-07:002017-10-25T05:50:01.082-07:00Wish I had happened upon this earlier in the proce...Wish I had happened upon this earlier in the process. Far and away the very best fantasy series in the last quarter century is the Sailing to Sarantium series by Guy Gavriel Kay. It is the only writing which brought this very masculine guy to tears - both of joy and sadness.Woodwhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318131340644042006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-51597222341623829752017-10-25T01:31:06.340-07:002017-10-25T01:31:06.340-07:00Why are you mixing single books (e.g. Pratchett, N...Why are you mixing single books (e.g. Pratchett, Novik) with entire series (Rowling, Briggs)? Nothing against either, but it seems a bit "Apples vs Oranges" to compare worlds created in a single book* to ones which can be expanded and developed over many...<br /><br />* Yes, I know the Pratchett one is part of a 40-odd volume set with the story taking place in an already richly-developed world, but there is apparently only one of those 40-odd under consideration here, with no mention of previously-established backgrounds...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071532924215518527noreply@blogger.com