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11611 myranour@...
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Nov 24, 2011
6:48 pm
Hi Just found your group. I love reading horror, fantasy, & s/f. My writing is romance with elements of those 3 plus paranormal. Sometimes I wonder how a...
11612 Bill Garthright
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Nov 25, 2011
1:07 am
... Paranormal IS fantasy, isn't it, Myra? I always just assumed that paranormal was a sub-genre of fantasy. I don't know what else it could be. Of course, I...
11613 P.I. Barrington
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Nov 25, 2011
3:44 pm
Bill,  The difference is the setting I believe. Fantasy can and usually does happen in an alternate earth or has magic happen most of the time. Paranormal can...
11614 myranour@...
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Nov 25, 2011
4:28 pm
P.I. That does make sense. Thanks for the thoughtful interpretation. As I said, not a biggie to me, I leave it up to the publisher to make the decision. Just...
11615 Richard Claypool
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Nov 25, 2011
5:41 pm
Hi, I'm a looooooong time member, but havn't posted in ages. Fantasy can take place on an alt earth, but doesn't have to. I'll direct your attention to...
11616 myranour@...
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Nov 25, 2011
6:02 pm
This is an interesting discussion. I never really thought about horror being anything but pretty much a separate entity. Well maybe under paranormal... But I...
11617 Richard Claypool
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Nov 25, 2011
6:34 pm
Hi, horror pretty much is. I know, the Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction get lumped together on the shelves. However, there are authors that bring them...
11618 craig herbertson
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Nov 25, 2011
7:40 pm
I'm  a fantasy author whose fantasy is generally pretty horrific. I'm known by most people as a horror author. It's a strange mix ... From: Richard Claypool...
11619 myranour@...
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Nov 25, 2011
8:08 pm
Craig, HA HA. Cute. Myra ... From: craig herbertson <craigherbertson@...> To: Fantasy_Books <Fantasy_Books@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Nov 25, 2011 2:40...
11620 craig herbertson
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Nov 25, 2011
8:12 pm
My preferred genre is fantasy although I love horror shorts - particularly Blackwood and MR James. :) ... From: myranour@... <myranour@...> Subject:...
11621 Bill Garthright
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Nov 26, 2011
5:02 pm
... Rick, I'd say that's a good example of why science fiction and fantasy can be so difficult - even impossible - to separate. McCaffrey's stories about Pern...
11622 Richard Claypool
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Nov 26, 2011
7:45 pm
Hi, I feel the same as you about Pern. I wasn't asking for my benefit, but to proove the point you expanded upon. While Pern, nor it's author are my thing, I...
11623 myranour Send Email Nov 27, 2011
5:00 pm
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11624 craig herbertson
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Nov 28, 2011
9:39 am
Vance is technically Sf with a few exceptions but his work always strikes me as the best of fantasy ... From: Bill Garthright <billg@...> Subject:...
11625 Kat Hooper
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Nov 29, 2011
1:00 am
I agree – Vance is the very best! Kat www.fantasyliterature.com From: Fantasy_Books@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fantasy_Books@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of craig...
11626 craig herbertson
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Nov 29, 2011
8:10 am
I've reached the point with Vance  where I'd quite gladly fork out thousands for the Vance Integral Edition (if I had the money) just to read the 'pure'...
11627 Richard Claypool
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Nov 29, 2011
11:33 pm
Vance? Which Vance are we talking about? I think I missed something along the way smiles. ... From: Kat Hooper To: Fantasy_Books@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
11628 Kat Hooper
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Nov 29, 2011
11:59 pm
Jack Vance who wrote The Dying Earth, The Demon Princes, and the Lyonesse series, plus lots more. He’s my favorite SFF author. Here are my reviews of some of...
11629 Richard Claypool
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Nov 30, 2011
12:18 am
I've been meaning to read the dying earth. It's not availible on the library for the blind's web site. However, there's a huge collection of his short...
11630 craig herbertson
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Nov 30, 2011
10:16 am
Jack Vance - sorry we might have gone off at a tangent Craig ... From: Richard Claypool <bellevue.bat@...> Subject: Re: [Fantasy_Books] Re: Fantasy To:...
11631 Bill Garthright
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Nov 30, 2011
6:06 pm
... Great reviews, Kat, but I don't see "The Dragon Masters" (1962) there. Have you read that one? I don't remember most of Vance's fiction, those I've read,...
11632 Richard Claypool
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Nov 30, 2011
8:04 pm
who cares if we have? It's about books, and this list hasn't exactly been lively for awhile, or I've not seen much life. twitter richardclaypool if man is 5 ...
11633 craig herbertson
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Nov 30, 2011
11:42 pm
Jack Vance is simply brilliant. I have most of his work - not some of the more difficult to obtain stuff - and I constantly reread it. His humour is spot on...
11634 Kat Hooper
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Dec 8, 2011
5:14 pm
Bill, sorry it took me so long to respond. I teach college and it's the end of the semester... No, I have not yet read The Dragon Masters, though it is on my...
11635 Gloria Oliver
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Dec 14, 2011
1:52 pm
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11636 myranour Send Email Dec 17, 2011
6:10 pm
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11637 myranour Send Email Dec 19, 2011
3:11 pm
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11638 Christine Norris
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Jan 13, 2012
1:59 pm
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11639 Donna Hatch
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Jan 26, 2012
9:38 pm
Would anyone be willing to highlight my fantasy romance book on your blog? It can include an interview, an excerpt, and a giveaway, or really anything you...
11640 jakoseto Send Email Feb 3, 2012
3:01 am
Hello! I am new here and was wondering what books are popular around here? What is everyone reading? I am currently reading Orcs by Stan Nicolls. -Dan ...
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