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Marc wrote: "As reviews go, this one leves me more confused than intrigued. Or is this the blurb, since you are apparently also the author of this book? If you can't say what there is to enjoy about this book, ..."
Well, thank you Marc for the healthy dose of hard truth.You made one good point. I need to clarify the nature of Mythicons; perhaps I used the wrong wording. Concerning the saga deal, you're right, I wouldn't call any single book a saga; Iconocop is the first book of a saga.
We all need a good dose of hard truth every once in a while--it opens our eyes and helps us to improve our craft, and I am mature enough to accept that.
Well, thank you Marc for the healthy dose of hard truth.You made one good point. I need to clarify the nature of Mythicons; perhaps I used the wrong wording. Concerning the saga deal, you're right, I wouldn't call any single book a saga; Iconocop is the first book of a saga.
We all need a good dose of hard truth every once in a while--it opens our eyes and helps us to improve our craft, and I am mature enough to accept that.
Thomas wrote: "...Not to mention that this book is FAR from the first/only urban fantasy without vampires; once upon a time, no one would have thought 'vampires' at all when urban fantasy was mentioned. (*sigh* T..."The Enchantment Emporium comes to mind, as does License to Ensorcell. The first few Harry Dresden books had no vampires, either, and I wish they'd stayed that way. I wrote one myself, but it isn't published. I wish I knew more about the genre, but many of the books that I know of don't have any vampires at all, mostly varieties of Fae, shapeshifters, demons, or magic-users of some kind.
Completely agree. The title of this thread caught my eye because of how false and inaccurate it is. Clearly, the OP either doesn't know the urban fantasy genre or is willing to fudge the facts.
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Clones of fictional characters? If they're fictional they have no real DNA to clone. How does a 'clone' of King Arthur differ from King Arthur, in terms of overused tropes and cliches? Not to mention Larry Niven had a story about genetically engineered Pegasi and centaurs and whatnot years ago.
I also hesitate whenever any book declares itself to be a saga.