[mrboost]

A literary professor said like this.
"An excellent fantasy fiction has..


*Distinguished composition
*Outstanding imagination
*Delicate sensiblity of literature,
*Abundant symbol.
*Magnificent subject


Can anybody give the examples of these categories?

The Bible??
(No FF I think. but it's my own result from all-day thought for a book which has all things above.)
-which is still extremely hard to think just as a book.

Anyway I think you guys have some examples in your mind.

And~ probably, one more thing should be in those categories.

*Excitement

I think FF should give the readers a leisurely picnic on the world of the mind's eyes.

So, if you can, please give your examples
I really wonder~.



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[Bardos]

Don't listen to literary professors. They are all words and fresh air!
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[mrboost]

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They are all words and fresh air!
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- Amen -

But I think someone can still give some examples in these categories.

As for me.

*Distinguished composition --- I don't know yet
*Outstanding imagination --- I don't know yet
*Delicate sensiblity of literature, --- I don't know yet
*Abundant symbol. --- I don't know yet.
*Magnificent subject --- I don't know yet.
*Excitement --- The Harry Potter??

what a lack of reading experience...,
So shameful...
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[SusF]

*Distinguished composition - Tolkien
*Outstanding imagination - Neil Gaiman, Mielville
*Delicate sensiblity of literature - Tolkien
*Abundant symbol - Tolkien
*Magnificent subject - Robert Holdstock
*Exciting Story - George RR Martin
For science fiction:

*Distinguished composition - Asimov
*Outstanding imagination - David Brin
*Delicate sensiblity of literature - Bradbury
*Abundant symbol - Zelazny
*Magnificent subject - Niven
*Exciting Story - Heinlein

These are just personal opinions, of course. Your milage may vary.

Susan

[mrboost]

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*Distinguished composition - Tolkien
*Outstanding imagination - Neil Gaiman, Mielville
*Delicate sensiblity of literature - Tolkien
*Abundant symbol - Tolkien
*Magnificent subject - Robert Holdstock
*Exciting Story - George RR Martin
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Yes, I have expected the name Tolkien.

I think I should read The lord of the rings again. In fact I had a chance to read the lord of the rings. But I had closed the book soon after reading a few pages. It was just boring.
I think the reason is the book's version ---Korean Version, but still have enchanted as a great one by majority who read this book in this version.---

This time, I'll read the original version--English--

I hope I will find those factors what you have pointed.

Would you please suggest the finest of those writer's works?.
Neil Gaiman, Mielville, Robert Holdstock, George RR Martin.

I'm a whole novice on fantasy in English or novice on western style.
Oriental fantasy and it's style are what I have read so far and lot's of interpreted works of whole world.

I think the original one is always the best, always better than the interpreted one cause it's the very voice from the author.

wow.. it's raining here Seoul, Korea now.
The city of the 2002 worldcup.
hm.. I like rain.
well ^^ deviation from the topic.
Have a nice dream.
(it's midnight here, I know, I know the time gap between here and there.
but my heart says Good night to you )
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[SusF]

>>Would you please suggest the finest of those writer's works?. Neil Gaiman, Mielville, Robert Holdstock, George RR Martin.<<

Neil Gaiman - American Gods, Neverwhere
Meilville - Perdito Street Station
Holdstock - Mythago Wood and it's sequels
George RR Martin - Game of Thrones is the first in his current series.

Send some rain our way, hehe.

Susan

[Sammie]

Try 'Mieville' as opposed to the variey of other spellings above - you may get further with ur search http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/wink.gif

George Martin's 'Dying of the Light' comes highly recommended as well as the current 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series that AGoT starts.

Who's Robert Holdstock?

[SusF]

Robert Holdstock wrote Mythago Wood. It's about guy that goes into the forest behind his house which is a primieval forest with characters in it from ancient myth. Far back beyond Herne or any of the gods that we are familiar with.

It never fails to send chills up my spine. The setting of the book is so completely engrossing.

Sorry about my slaughtering of 'Mieville'. I have a notoriously short memory for these things. I keep thinking Melville. http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

Susan

[Llama]

Mythago Wood is a superb book, highly recommended. I could be wrong, but I believe both David Pringle and Moorcock included it in their 100 best works of fantasy lists.

Its sequel Lavondyss was good, but not quite up to the original.

There's a third book, The Hollowing, and possibly even a fourth, but I haven't read them.

[Sammie]

Does Melville = Moby Dick?