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"Borrowing" Ideas...
Loganimol:
I liked the early books in the S.M. Sterling world of "Changes" but the later books kind of drag on. Steven Boyett wrote a story along the same lines in the early eighties, and that didn't stop Sterling :)
I say go for it, whether you read the other books or not. The Steven Boyett novel is "Ariel" btw, and its fun but by no means polished.
The Corvidian:
There is also the Magic Time trilogy. A government experiment brings magic back, and shuts down science. In the third book, and means was created that allowed science to work. Don, what about fire?
Don:
--- Quote from: The Corvidian on January 25, 2013, 01:02:23 AM ---Don, what about fire?
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I don't really want to get into details here, but there can only be fire in places the Shadow can't reach. Military scouts on the new frontier have to endure some pretty horrible winters.
Wordmaker:
Definitely write it, and see where you get with it. If nothing else, everything you write helps improve your craft.
You can always change things if an agent or publisher thinks it's too similar to something that's already out there. Take it from a guy who re-wrote his second book from scratch, there's always a way.
The Corvidian:
There is also the Lady Pendragon comic book series. Magic came back when the heroine pulled Excalibre from the stone.
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