When people read that a certain book is in the genre known as fantasy they often have differing thoughts of what this might imply.
Some think of cute unicorns, faeries and princesses in need of rescuing from dragons.
Others will think epic stories of small groups of people rising up to the task and saving their world/nation using at some time in the story some kind of magic.
Still others think like I do that the one concept that is constant in all fantasy novels is the inclusion of at least one element that defies our physics or natural laws.
This could be supernatural beings; such as dragons, goblins, werewolves or vampires, or the use of magic to solve anything from daily problems to world-threatening events, or environmental elements not possible in the real world; seas of lava, breathable seas or flying cliffs.
This last categorization is pretty large and will often encompass novels not originally thought of as fantasy but I often use this to find book I would be interested in reading.
I have a dream of having a trilogy of mine published sometime in the future. This will be an epic fantasy story in three parts told by three different narrators.
On this blog I will from time to time write about my progress, ideas or thoughts about the process from idea to (hopefully) published novel.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Stephen King - The Eyes of the Dragon.
The Eyes of the Dragon was published in 1987 and is a novel suitable for the young adult due to its story and humor.
The story is told by a unknown narrator that through the whole story gives insights into what the story will be about and humorous remarks about the events in the story.
I found the story well written and I really liked the humor of the narrator.
The fantasy elements with dragons, wizards and strange poisons appeal to the role-playing geek in me.
I would give it a rating of 6 out of 10.
The story is told by a unknown narrator that through the whole story gives insights into what the story will be about and humorous remarks about the events in the story.
I found the story well written and I really liked the humor of the narrator.
The fantasy elements with dragons, wizards and strange poisons appeal to the role-playing geek in me.
I would give it a rating of 6 out of 10.
Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol.
Once again symbologist Robert Langdon is the main character in this suspenseful thriller (2009) following the two previous books Angels & Demons (2000) and The Da Vinci Code (2003).
The book is a typical Dan Brown novel full of semi-authentic pseudoscience mixed with a lot of interesting facts and myths into a story driven by the main character as well as a natural curiosity of the reader to KNOW.
Dan Brown has previously in my humble opinion written his books over the same skeleton with regards to protagonist/antagonists but this book was different from the usual.
I think it is a solid book but no more than that and I do not see myself reading it again in the future.
I would give it a rating of 5 out of 10.
The book is a typical Dan Brown novel full of semi-authentic pseudoscience mixed with a lot of interesting facts and myths into a story driven by the main character as well as a natural curiosity of the reader to KNOW.
Dan Brown has previously in my humble opinion written his books over the same skeleton with regards to protagonist/antagonists but this book was different from the usual.
I think it is a solid book but no more than that and I do not see myself reading it again in the future.
I would give it a rating of 5 out of 10.
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