Oh, no, Kurtz isn't neo-pagan at all. In fact, everything she did is based upon catholic ritual of the 10th century. It's just a place that neo-pagans use to rip off ritual, and my snarkiness knows few bounds.
Rock'n'Roll elves - well, Emma was the point source, so it made sense when she did it, whereas later authors just kept throwing chrome on the car until they ran out of chrome. Her stuff is good and not over the top.
Hodgell is very much not high fantasy, at least not in the traditional sense. Her stories are... well, even the court intrigue is from a very not to spec angle.
Bradley - yes, Mists is more chick lit than you can imagine. Go for the older stuff, when she was more lucid. Even then I recommend picking and choosing.
I agree with your assessment of Anthony. Picking and choosing is your friend, yet again.
And you are not going to go bookstore surfing for a bunch of those, I'm going to loan them to you like a civilized person.
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Re: My Response, Pt 2
Date: 2005-12-13 07:09 pm (UTC)Rock'n'Roll elves - well, Emma was the point source, so it made sense when she did it, whereas later authors just kept throwing chrome on the car until they ran out of chrome. Her stuff is good and not over the top.
Hodgell is very much not high fantasy, at least not in the traditional sense. Her stories are... well, even the court intrigue is from a very not to spec angle.
Bradley - yes, Mists is more chick lit than you can imagine. Go for the older stuff, when she was more lucid. Even then I recommend picking and choosing.
I agree with your assessment of Anthony. Picking and choosing is your friend, yet again.
And you are not going to go bookstore surfing for a bunch of those, I'm going to loan them to you like a civilized person.