An interesting history of the "urban fantasy" (AKA vampire porn) novel.
As an aside, I'm kind of embarrassed to say out loud that, shit, man, Rusch is a really terrible writer. I'm sure she writes good *story* (which would be why she sells so many), but she really doesn't have a lot of technical skill. Lots of interesting stuff to chew on here, just not articulated as well as it could have been.
Sorry. I had to say that out loud.
Now go forth and create the next reimagined gothic, people! I'm bored with vampire porn.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
The Roots of Urban Fantasy
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I do wonder when we'll hit the tipping point. Think it'll take as long as 10 years? The buildup, sure, I understand that taking 10 years, but once you hit the tipping point, the rest should come on down just like dominoes.
Til then, keep on truckin.
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