Comments on: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter http://markcnewton.com/2010/03/08/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DanielChuter http://markcnewton.com/2010/03/08/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2814 DanielChuter Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:19:07 +0000 http://markcnewton.com/?p=2327#comment-2814 I tend to agree with Phillip, I can't think of any fantasy novels I have read that really uses magic as the ultimate solution. Sure, many fantasy authors go a little too far and make thier magic a little overpowered, so maybe this might be an interesting take on that? I tend to agree with Phillip, I can’t think of any fantasy novels I have read that really uses magic as the ultimate solution. Sure, many fantasy authors go a little too far and make thier magic a little overpowered, so maybe this might be an interesting take on that?

]]> By: Phillip http://markcnewton.com/2010/03/08/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2808 Phillip Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:04:27 +0000 http://markcnewton.com/?p=2327#comment-2808 Sounds very interesting, I will have to check it out. As far as the whole magic as Deus Ex Machina goes. I have to say that I haven't noticed the trend myself in the fantasy that I read. I don't believe that any author worth his/her salt would be so transparent as to use magic to unknot him/herself from a poorly conceived plot. I'm also troubled by the implication that the readers of any such book would be happy with such an unimaginitive device. This of course leaves open the possibility of an author using magic in a novel way to carry the story forward. I'm keen to see how Dunsany does it. Thanks for the heads up. Sounds very interesting, I will have to check it out.

As far as the whole magic as Deus Ex Machina goes. I have to say that I haven’t noticed the trend myself in the fantasy that I read. I don’t believe that any author worth his/her salt would be so transparent as to use magic to unknot him/herself from a poorly conceived plot. I’m also troubled by the implication that the readers of any such book would be happy with such an unimaginitive device. This of course leaves open the possibility of an author using magic in a novel way to carry the story forward.

I’m keen to see how Dunsany does it. Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Adam Christopher http://markcnewton.com/2010/03/08/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 Adam Christopher Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:55:47 +0000 http://markcnewton.com/?p=2327#comment-2807 Lord Dunsany was of course a huge influence on Lovecraft, and Lovecraft mentions him an awful lot in his letters. Some of Dunsany's short fiction is quite wonderful and the antecedent of the "weird fiction" genre that sprung up in the 1920s and 30s. Lord Dunsany was of course a huge influence on Lovecraft, and Lovecraft mentions him an awful lot in his letters. Some of Dunsany’s short fiction is quite wonderful and the antecedent of the “weird fiction” genre that sprung up in the 1920s and 30s.

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