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Old 10-02-2023, 04:53 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Cactus Chef View Post
I'd argue, more charitably, that it made "high fantasy" a viable genre, which allowed both good (and bad) authors to take it up as a vocation where they might not otherwise have been able.
I think you are right.

In general, I don't care for high fantasy, Tolkien-alikes and that colors my perceptions. A good number of authors got right (or at least got published) by writing popular books that made many people happy. And I probably shouldn't slag that.
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