nikolai
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Sword and Sorcery is at the bottom of the genre pile. It's considered trashy, even for fantasy. There's no suggestion that this is a work of literature; I just want to debate it's standing with sub-genre.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/main/classicsoffantasy
Buttercup, I really do respect your opinion; but I'm not sure I agree with it here. I've seen Pratchett's work bundled together in hardback, and I doubt this is the beginning of the end for him. I think it's just a response to lots of books and a way of trying to make them available and expand the readership. I'm not saying this means that it will still be around in the future, but I don't think it means it won't either. The shared-world and ownership by Wizards puts this type of writing apart from S&S writing originally published in pulps or short story collections, I'm not sure what the consequence of it will be though.
I agree with Crothian that it's the best of the RPG lit, which is not saying much. I'm just interested in what will happen in the long run. Drizzt sells and it sells lots, it's also 16 years since Drizzt first appeared, so if it's dying it's dying slowly.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/main/classicsoffantasy
Buttercup said:We're starting to see reprints of many of the early Realms and Dragonlance titles bundled in hardback editions, Salvatore's stuff included. This signals the beginning of the end...
In 10 years you'll still be able to find Salvatore's stuff on the shelves of larger libraries, because libraries are in the business of keeping stuff. But you won't be able to buy Drizzt books, except on Ebay. In 30 years, no one will have heard of him.
Buttercup, I really do respect your opinion; but I'm not sure I agree with it here. I've seen Pratchett's work bundled together in hardback, and I doubt this is the beginning of the end for him. I think it's just a response to lots of books and a way of trying to make them available and expand the readership. I'm not saying this means that it will still be around in the future, but I don't think it means it won't either. The shared-world and ownership by Wizards puts this type of writing apart from S&S writing originally published in pulps or short story collections, I'm not sure what the consequence of it will be though.
I agree with Crothian that it's the best of the RPG lit, which is not saying much. I'm just interested in what will happen in the long run. Drizzt sells and it sells lots, it's also 16 years since Drizzt first appeared, so if it's dying it's dying slowly.
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