10 Fantasy Sagas That Are Wronger Than Twilight

[Syl]

Of these, I've only read a few of the Pern books but must have either missed the weird stuff or been too young to notice. A couple of them sound interesting, though... in a sick way.

10 Fantasy Sagas That Are Wronger Than Twilight
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Avatar · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:37 am Post subject:

The Pern books are the only ones I've even heard of, let alone read. And like you, I don't remember any of that. Of course, I never followed the series with any sort of devotion...just read them as I found them, not in any sort of order.

Think the only one I have is the prequel, First Fall, or First Landing, or something like that. Tend to prefer her other books usually.

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sgt.null · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:04 am Post subject:

most of those listed sound like porn disguised as fantasy. and bad porn at that.
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Cameraman Jenn · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:19 am Post subject:

Um, Wow. Seriously? That stuff got published? For Reals?
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sgt.null · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:25 am Post subject:

makes me wonder how bad of a writer i can possibly be with that stuff out there. Smile

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Effaeldm · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:35 am Post subject:

Haven't actually read any of those, still I'm not likely to be mistaken if I say their main problem is some lack of fantasy and thought, but they were hardly meant to have either - just another purpose in them.
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Fist and Faith · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:24 am Post subject:

I've seen a few on the shelves, but never read any. Not even Pern. Is the fact that they're all written by women a reflection on whoever compiled this list? Or is it more indicative of the type of fantasy currently being written by women? Is there fantasy currently being written by women that's not soft-core porn?
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[Syl] · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject:

Hey, I didn't come up with the title. I would've used "perturbating."
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SerScot · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject:

Syl,

I understand. It's just that "wronger" is poor usage and makes that title sound incredibly clunky. But then if the author is defending "Twilight" it shouldn't really surprise me.
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:42 pm Post subject:

Savor Dam · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject:

Wow. Eye-opening to someone who has read none of these, although Pern has been urged upon him repeatedly. Interestingly, the link provided at the end of the the article section about Pern includes a pronunciation guide that flatly contradicts how we've been told that a certain name is pronounced.
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danlo · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject:

Aside from McCafferty the rest are hacks who should have been classified as soft porn, weirdness or romance novels...this bugger really went fishing
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:34 pm Post subject:

I think they pretty much had to include Touched By Venom because of the big stir it caused online a few years back, when a galley was made available to attendees of World Fantasy Con.

See the Venom Cock incident.
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[Syl] · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:42 pm Post subject:

aliantha · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject:

sgt.null · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject:

are we assurred that all of these 'female' authors are in fact female?
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject:

As female as James Tiptree Jr.
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Savor Dam · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject:

I'm Murrin · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:15 pm Post subject:

Nah, I wasn't right. Wrong emphasis, different vowel sound (if they transcribed the pronunciation correctly).
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