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Well, /lit/?

>> No.23075382

>>23075351
Why does Sanderson have the downie phenotype?

>> No.23075413

>>23075351
don't both of them write completely different things? how are they comparable?

>> No.23076234

>>23075413
their styles are completely different but the way they are comparable is they are considered the two greatest rivals to Tolkien, with George R.R. Martin being a distant 3rd along with Leigh Bardugo etc

>> No.23076245

Sando writes actual fantasy, not romance slop disguise as fantasy slop.

>> No.23076248

>>23075351
>one rich white liberal faglord versus another rich white liberal cunt
honestly i understand replacement theory at this point. just do it already if this is what we debase ourselves to

>> No.23076279

>>23076248
Negro

>> No.23076412

>>23075351
>The biggest fantasy authors for both male and female readers yet neither has a TV series or Movie based on their works
Why doesn't Hollywood bite? Too much potential backlash because how big their audiences already are?

>> No.23076420

>>23076248
why is their "race" relevant, faggot?

>> No.23076421

>>23076412
Don't think they care about offending existing audiences honestly. Maybe it's not as fastpaced as they like.

>> No.23076425

>>23076234
More like GRRM surpassed Tolkien, and those other 2 are just playing catch-up.

>> No.23076482

>>23076234
>two greatest rivals to Tolkien,
Fucking cringe, Sanderson and GRRM at least aren't even close. Never heard about the hole

>> No.23076865

>>23076248
>white
...tend to be better writers. It is what it is.
>liberal
You clearly haven't read any of his books. It's obvious the guy is a hardcore Christian if you read his works.

>> No.23077953

One author I like to recommend is Lord Dunsay. He wrote The King of Elf-Land's Daughter in 1924, a fantasy novel that has more in common with mythology than modern fantasy like Game of Thrones or Wheel of Time.

L. Sprague de Camp, described it as being on par with The Lord of the Rings in terms of its quality and influence. In his review of the 1999 edition for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Charles de Lint praised the novel as superlative: "It's not simply the beauty of the language, the astute eye for character, the hint of humor, or even the spell of legendry and wonder, but Dunsany's unique combination of all of the above. Even read today, with all the fantasy novels I've read, his work remains fresh and exuberant". Gahan Wilson also praised Elfland's Daughter lavishly, calling it "likely Dunsany's masterpiece" and concluding "that may well be the same as saying it could be the very best fairy story ever written".

Dunsay, like Tolkien, was a WWI (and Boer War) veteran from the British upper class. I think one of the reasons that generation produced so much great literature is because of the powerful life experiences they underwent. Most modern fantasy authors writing about war have not personally experienced war.

>> No.23077959

>>23076234
>they are considered the two greatest rivals to Tolkien
lol

>> No.23078216

>>23075413
No they both write genreshit.

>> No.23078408

>>23076425

If these beloved fantasy novels are adapted for TV or film, they could surpass the popularity of George R.R Martin's Game Of Thrones.....

Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson is one of the best fantasy novel series of all time

The Kingkiller Chronicle - Patrick Rothfuss (one of the most inspiring epic fantasy sagas, it's been called the next Game of Thrones)

Throne Of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas
>or her other popular fantasy series, A Court of Thorns and Roses

as well as
The Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
The Broken Earth Trilogy - N.K Jemisin
The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
Gentlemen Bastards Series - Scott Lynch
The Burning Series - Evan Winter
The Folk Of The Air Series - Holly Black

>> No.23078426

>>23075351
I read The Final Empire and it was pretty mediocre and didn't feel the need to continue the trilogy. Does it get better?

>> No.23078468

>>23075382
Inbreeding

>> No.23078505

>>23075382
Mormonism

>> No.23078878

Two of the biggest hacks of YA fantasy. It's the equivalent of thinking Harry Potter or Stephen King is good. Both of them produce books at a devilish speed and I'm quite sure every book apart from SLA part 1 is a first draft repaired by editors. Neither have had any original ideas. This whole thread is a joke.

>> No.23078889

>>23078408
bait used to be believable
(I actually enjoyed the Gentlemen Bastards series though when i was like 14)

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>> No.23080187

>>23078889
>when i was like 14
That's the peak time for enjoying any work of fantasy fiction. Even ones with adult sexual themes and content, none of that is beyond the scope of what a 14 year old can handle.

After 14, any fantasy series we read is just trying to recapture the magic of what it was like reading fantasy novels when we were 14

Good thing there is a bunch of good ones out there to read

>> No.23080459

>>23076412
>Why doesn't Hollywood bite?
It will. Although Sanderson's dedication to a cinematic multi-verse might be a bad thing now that those are going out of fashion.

>> No.23081810

>>23076412
on OCT 22, 2023, ScreenRant wrote:
>a movie adaptation of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn on the way. Other book series, like Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses and Joe Abercrombie's First Law, also have plans to be adapted but are further along in the process than Mistborn, which seems to have been delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

>> No.23082949

>>23078929
>>23078932
why not BOTH
>>23082939

>> No.23082972

>>23076234
Gerg is a far better writer than either of those two despite his terrible work ethic

>> No.23084178

>>23082972
Who is Gerg?

>> No.23084686

>>23077953
Are you the guy that was talking about Dunsany near the end of last year and linked his YouTube channel? If you are I just want to say thank you for introducing me to Dunsany. He was a treat.

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>>23075351
fuck that shit
new sheriff in town
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54365070-warrior

>> No.23085022

>>23076412
how could you not know ?
Hollywood DESPISE fantasy.
the only time they're even willing to consider it is when they're given complete freedom to butcher it into a woke,souless mess. that's it

>> No.23085057

>>23075351
sanderson is passionate about fantasy,has great work ethics and is devoted to his fan base.
his works are still mediocre of course,but comparing him to sarah j who is like comparing a synthetic piece of shit produced with advanced industrial technics to an actual shit
it's merely another attempt at propping up mediocre female authors.

>> No.23085309

>>23076865
>You clearly haven't read any of his books. It's obvious the guy is a hardcore Christian if you read his works.
You understand Sanderson now tries to appeal to his LGBT audience in his books now, right? I think there's even a troon in one of the Stormlight books

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>>23075351
Gurm.