tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post929050821213228016..comments2023-04-12T06:15:02.968-04:00Comments on Fantasy Debut: On "Grittiness"Tia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-34282743274121284722007-08-21T10:19:00.000-04:002007-08-21T10:19:00.000-04:00I'm thrilled to hear that! Thank you!I'm thrilled to hear that! Thank you!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-54049138679771495752007-08-21T10:15:00.000-04:002007-08-21T10:15:00.000-04:00Hard sci-fi is kinda the type of fiction that lend...Hard sci-fi is kinda the type of fiction that lends itself to grittiness easily. I haven't read that much of the newer stuff, but of the older novelists Asimov and Hoyle brothers didn't write gritty books, though definately hard sci-fi.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, you have very interesting blog, ordered Acacia and Blade Itself right away after reading about them here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-27336697373174410102007-08-16T12:12:00.000-04:002007-08-16T12:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by! I know what you mean about...Thanks for stopping by! I know what you mean about the dark stuff getting wearing; that's why I'm looking for something lighter to read these days. <BR/><BR/>I'm really looking forward to reading The Blade Itself; I'm reading about it everywhere. And I've also heard good things about The Name of the Wind. Thanks for all the recommendations!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-1749471656286723032007-08-16T12:04:00.000-04:002007-08-16T12:04:00.000-04:00I guess it depends on what you consider "gritty." ...I guess it depends on what you consider "gritty." I tend to put things in different categories, such as "lighter" and "darker" fiction. <BR/><BR/>Most of the "chick lit" stuff falls into the lighter category. MaryJanice Davidson-- for sure, Carrie Vaughn, some Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon-- etc. <BR/><BR/>Darker books to me are one's that have heavier themes and are much more gritty. Stephen Erickson seems gritty to me. George R. R. Martin and Terry Goodkind can be on the dark side too. <BR/><BR/>I personally can lean more to the dark stuff but it can get wearing. I'm trying some new authors nowadays, David Anthony Durham (Acacia), Joe Abercrombie (The Blade Itself), Stephen Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamora) and I'm looking forward to seeing how they are. Also, if you haven't checked out Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind) you should; it's fabulous.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.com