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I think the author needs to read a little more widely before making such sweeping statements. Just off the top of my head I can think of several series that ei
by bigbillheck 3y ago
I think the author needs to read a little more widely before making such sweeping statements. Just off the top of my head I can think of several series that either involve gunpowder as a major plot point (Glen Cook's "Instrumentalities of the Night" series, and the "Sword of Knowledge" trilogy by C.J.Cherryh and coauthors), and more that have it as just part of the background ("Point of Hopes" and sequels by Melissa Scott and Lisa Barnett).
- astrange 3y agoNothing says fantasy like being called "Something of Something". (For YA series it's "The Something Something".)
- bigbillheck 3y agoYes, how can we forget such exemplars of the genre such as "Heart of Darkness", "Anne of Greene Gables", and "Remembrance of Things Past".
- astrange 3y agoTo be specific, the first word has to be a noun, preferably a physical object. Heart of Darkness would work if it was a real heart.
- slowmovintarget 3y agoRoger Zelazny's Amber Chronicles had the gamut of modern technology, and why gunpowder didn't work when you got to Shadows closer to Amber (the physics was different). There were guns, and tanks, and in one surprise battle, the protagonist devises gunpowder that does work in Amber and lands rifleman atop sword-and-sandals fighters to cause a huge upset. If author hasn't read Zelazney, then he doesn't know fantasy.