Thread: Fantasy authors you (and I) should NEVER read
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Old 11-01-2009, 09:56 AM   #67
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Originally Posted by Archergal5219 View Post
I liked The Graveyard Book well enough, but it seemed a little derivative of A Fine and Private Place, by Peter S. Beagle. Which is a FINE, and sweet book.
Not sure if Gaiman was influenced by A Fine and Private Place, but The Graveyard Book is essentially a retelling of Kipling's Jungle Book, complete with plots and character analogues. (PS. It's a homage, not a plagiarism, and there's no attempt to conceal the source material.)
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