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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
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I fully admit that I've personally grown weary of Shannara, myself. My tastes have changed. But it seems he still has a dedicated fan-base willing to buy everything he publishes, so ... good for him, I say (and his fans). I'm quite puzzled by the recent spate of Brooks Bashings around the blogosphere/forums/internet. It seems like it's a new hobby for the "new fantasy elite" or something. Continued financial success with a style of writing that some find too simplistic and repetitive must really burn people's asses, I guess. Seems a little petty to me, but what do I know. And yet again... why single out Brooks here? There's plenty of authors out there riding the gravy train with formulaic 10-, 15-, 20+-book genre-fiction franchises. Do they get a pass because they're not quite as successful at it as Brooks has been?
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I think the Shannara books were solid up through the end of Heritage. IMO the Jerle Shannara and High Druid books are kind of a trainwreck compared to the older stuff.
I still enjoy re-reading the older books though. The concept (post-apocalyptic world with magic in it) is still fun, too.
Elitism is present in any hobby - fantasy and sci-fi included.