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Oct. 2nd, 2005 12:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conuly
Oh, my god. How wrong can she get?
Well, let's see. In the very first rule of fantasy she states that it must take place in a premodern world. Why?
Neither magic nor adventuring quests can be believably set in a modern, logical and scientific world (while science fiction can).
Young Wizards? Chrestomanci, which is close to modern? Harry fucking Potter, for god's sake?
My head is already hurting, yet still, I must read on....
It gets worse, if you can believe that. Oh dear. Is it all some sort of subtle joke I'm not catching?
Well, let's see. In the very first rule of fantasy she states that it must take place in a premodern world. Why?
Neither magic nor adventuring quests can be believably set in a modern, logical and scientific world (while science fiction can).
Young Wizards? Chrestomanci, which is close to modern? Harry fucking Potter, for god's sake?
My head is already hurting, yet still, I must read on....
It gets worse, if you can believe that. Oh dear. Is it all some sort of subtle joke I'm not catching?
