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Christian influences in Fantasy writing
Jaeh:
Oh! Another thing:
Ask yourself who's your audience. There are some Christian fiction out there that are definitely meant to be read by Christians themselves, hence it's all preachy.
But, if you're going for...well, everyone... pretty much what they just said.
Lanodantheon:
--- Quote from: Jaeh on April 25, 2012, 08:38:33 AM ---Oh! Another thing:
Ask yourself who's your audience. There are some Christian fiction out there that are definitely meant to be read by Christians themselves, hence it's all preachy.
But, if you're going for...well, everyone... pretty much what they just said.
--- End quote ---
That's a really good point. Never forget your target audience/genre.
Delarith:
Another series nobody has yet mentioned starts with a book called Her Majesty's Wizard by Christopher Stasheff. Its part of a series called wizard in rhyme if you can find it anywhere.
Paynesgrey:
Is that from his series that started with A Warlock In Spite of Himself?
Figging Mint:
The series in question started with Her Majesty's Wizard. HMW is an alt-history based on a premise of magic working and an overt good/evil duality that is the basis for determining the consequences of free will actions. There is even a secret 'nuclear' option where free will is removed if there isn't sufficient evidence for good existing for its own sake in the world.
A Wizard in Spite of Himself is the start of a different series, a /future/ history with a far less black/white good/evil background duality. That series includes explicit moral issue examination, sometimes between 'wizard' and robot horse, sometimes between other talking heads, and usually at least one social-issue takeaway from each book. It sounds a little patronizing as I describe it but it is quite decently done.
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