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John White
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Where Does Fantasy Go Next?
Where Does Adult Fantasy Go Next?
Books and movies have their trends, reflections of the changing moods and tastes of readers and audiences. In 1996, George R. R. Martin published A Game of Thrones. Martin introduced us to gray morality and plots driven by political schemes. He put a stake in the heart of Fantasy's tired heroic quest novel.
Martin made popular the fantasy sub-genre we call Grimdark. Read more of this blog post »
Books and movies have their trends, reflections of the changing moods and tastes of readers and audiences. In 1996, George R. R. Martin published A Game of Thrones. Martin introduced us to gray morality and plots driven by political schemes. He put a stake in the heart of Fantasy's tired heroic quest novel.
Martin made popular the fantasy sub-genre we call Grimdark. Read more of this blog post »
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A Dead Place Calls
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First Evil
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Greetings! I love character-driven science fiction and fantasy books. Souring on clones of Game of Thrones.
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Wanda wrote: "For me, it's the unending pages about war and all the gritty details that I am completely bored with. Yes, there needs to be conflict, b
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Greetings! I'm here to meet other writers and readers of epic grimdark fantasy.
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