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Fantasy Novel

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  • #32
    MonkeySocks24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 734 ✭✭✭MonkeySocks24


    looksee wrote: »
    I like a really convincing/interesting world that I can 'live' the story in. The Daughter of the Empire and Magician series were very good for that, except that the Japanese society was a bit obvious. And the Japanese and 'Eastern' characters are generally the bad guys or in need of re-direction.

    I do not like difficult names or names with apostrophes in. And names should preferably have either a different first letter or a different obvious structure (number of syllables for example) so that lazy readers like me do not have to stop and work out which character we are with at the moment.

    And please - no endless elven wars, I don't mind the odd battle, but an entire book of a battle is very tedious. Erotic elves is ok, provided the scene is convincing and relevant, nothing worse than random chunks of irrelevant sex slowing down the plot :D

    Thanks for the feedback :). You made me LOL with the endless elven wars and the erotic elves :D:D


  • #33
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    My personal hate: anything that is based on a Chosen One with a Glorious Destiny. I'd much rather read about someone ordinary who, through her choices, makes a difference or forges a destiny for herself. While making plenty of mistakes along the way.

    Some of those Chosen Ones are so obnoxious that I'm tempted to box their ears and send them to bed without any Youtube.

    I'm quite happy to have magic, but it has to be clearly defined. My children love H2O, and I can cope with girls turning into mermaids, but the stupid way it happens is annoying, and the infinite powers they have drive me crazy. She can't pick up a 5lb dumbbell with both hands, but she can levitate a ton of water without breaking a sweat? Please.


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