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Dave Morris's avatar

As I've said before, these recurring tropes are what put me off a lot of heroic fantasy fiction. I much prefer flawed fantasy worlds that the author isn't presenting as an admirable ideal (eg Vance's Lyonesse) or even as outright satire (Gormenghast -- arguably).

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Diane's avatar

You know I've never noticed any of that, and that bothers me. It means that it is subtly seeping into the subconscious of those of us who read this - not that I think slavery, killing people, misogyny, rule just because of bloodline are ok at all - but it does make me wonder what I've subconsciously consumed!!

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