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Originally Posted by ctol
I agree in the main that they are science fiction fantasy but to my mind they do contain some space opera elements. I was lucky enough to hear Carter speak at a convention many years ago and he emphatically listed these as a homage to both space opera and ERB.
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I knew Lin back when. He was a nice guy, and did good work as the editor of Ballantine's Adult Fantasy series, spawned in the wake of the success of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. I have a far bit of his stuff in old PB editions.
Lin got classed as a hack, turning out wordage to order. This is not a knock: he was a competent wordsmith who could meet deadlines and turn in copy to editorial specifications. But most of his work was derivative, and I suspect he'll be remembered for his editing more than his writing.
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Dennis