Thread: Is all fantasy derivative of Tolkien? How to prove it isn't?
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Old 10-11-2014, 07:20 PM   #93
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Why not?
They may be coming from opposite sides of the "border" but the two are far closer to each other (and Esquivel) than to Tolkien or Martin.
Gaiman may wander further afield but quite a bit of his works could be called magical realism. A couple of his SANDMAN arcs in particular.
This is above my engagement level. I'm just a erratic reader. Esquivel/Martin/Sandman arcs (for instance) don't ring a bell, alas. It is just that Marques and Gaiman don't belong together in my world. Gaiman is fantasy for us dreamers, Marques is fantasy for us ...? Not dreamers for sure.
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