tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880002710155830143.post7853239341868154704..comments2023-10-23T13:14:50.529-05:00Comments on Less Serious Than Advertised: New Year's reading rantSushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290004040400187435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880002710155830143.post-10548080736028550902009-01-04T14:59:00.000-06:002009-01-04T14:59:00.000-06:00Well, since this didn't post on my first try....Co...Well, since this didn't post on my first try....<BR/><BR/>Cory: Yeah, fantasy is especially bad. SF by its very nature encourages a wider range of cultures (or at least a more unified humanity), but fantasy all too often involves almost no travel apart from Epic Quests, and a surprising lack of trade. I'm sure that saffron yellow fabric was dyed using plants grown on an English bog, though. Certainly. Of course.<BR/><BR/>Colleen: I need to get both of those books. I almost picked up <I>Acacia</I> a few weeks ago, but through some moment of stupidity, I put it down. Sigh. I need book-shopping time.<BR/><BR/>Kelly: Happy New Year to you, too! :) It should be a <I>very</I> happy one for you--your book is out later this year, isn't it?Sushihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290004040400187435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880002710155830143.post-31042577003266800222009-01-02T10:01:00.000-06:002009-01-02T10:01:00.000-06:00Hey, Susan! :) Happy New Year!Hey, Susan! :) Happy New Year!K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07021443799614584092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880002710155830143.post-34558253802812151722009-01-01T21:52:00.000-06:002009-01-01T21:52:00.000-06:00Just read THE WARDED MAN by Peter Brett, and he ha...Just read THE WARDED MAN by Peter Brett, and he has a whole country full of non-white people. Also, ACACIA is pretty realistic in its depiction of race. But I've noticed that a lot of urban fantasy is pale city.The Swivethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685468276187421753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880002710155830143.post-19859416862318345842009-01-01T15:03:00.000-06:002009-01-01T15:03:00.000-06:00That bothers the heck out of me, too! It's often s...That bothers the heck out of me, too! It's often so much worse in fantasy than any other genre, too.Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346963796400016806noreply@blogger.com