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<blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 213869" data-attributes="member: 221"><p>Besides Discworld, some other sources for ideas about comedy in Fantasy might include: </p><p></p><p><strong><em>Alice in Wonderland</em> </strong> A classic!</p><p></p><p><strong>Kieth Laumer's <em>Retief</em> stories</strong> I suggest the short stories and particularly the early stuff. His work is Sci-fi but if you read it I think you will see many comedic fantasy possibilities.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>The Elfin Ship</em> by James P. Blaylock</strong> Lighthearted fantasy about a master cheese maker. There is a second book but IMO it is not as good.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>The sword in the Stone</em> by T.H. White</strong> The rest of White's Arthur stories are pretty depressing but he sets the tone for the fall by making this first novel light hearted </p><p></p><p><strong>John Morressy's <em>Kedrigern</em> series</strong> Stories about a counterspeller wizard</p><p></p><p><strong><em>The Apple Dumpling gang</em> by Jack Bickham</strong> This is <strong>NOT</strong> the disney Movie but the original novel. It is a western but it demonstrates how to push normal everyday people and events into a comedic situation. </p><p></p><p><strong>Terry Brook's <em>Magic Kingdom for sale/sold</em></strong> This and the following books are not quite comedy but they contain some humorous elements that with a little push could be made much more comedic in nature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wicht, post: 213869, member: 221"] Besides Discworld, some other sources for ideas about comedy in Fantasy might include: [b][i]Alice in Wonderland[/i] [/b] A classic! [b]Kieth Laumer's [i]Retief[/i] stories[/b] I suggest the short stories and particularly the early stuff. His work is Sci-fi but if you read it I think you will see many comedic fantasy possibilities. [b][i]The Elfin Ship[/i] by James P. Blaylock[/b] Lighthearted fantasy about a master cheese maker. There is a second book but IMO it is not as good. [b][i]The sword in the Stone[/i] by T.H. White[/b] The rest of White's Arthur stories are pretty depressing but he sets the tone for the fall by making this first novel light hearted [b]John Morressy's [i]Kedrigern[/i] series[/b] Stories about a counterspeller wizard [b][i]The Apple Dumpling gang[/i] by Jack Bickham[/b] This is [b]NOT[/b] the disney Movie but the original novel. It is a western but it demonstrates how to push normal everyday people and events into a comedic situation. [b]Terry Brook's [i]Magic Kingdom for sale/sold[/i][/b] This and the following books are not quite comedy but they contain some humorous elements that with a little push could be made much more comedic in nature. [/QUOTE]
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