I was just curious...there are so many varying types of fantasy out there...by this you can include science fiction as well. But in the traditional terms of "sword and sorcery" fantasy I have picky tastes.
I like what has now been established as traditional western concepts of fantasy, which found their roots in european legends and I think a lot from Tolkeins own visions.
However, I do not like to think that a world so infused with magic and epic landscapes is one set in the 'middle' or 'dark' ages. While I enjoy the luxuries of modern living, I wish sometimes that the industrial revolution had never taken place..if magic was such a tangible concept then it could substitute a lot of science. (The two have always seemed to resent or fear each other, science vs magic.)
I would like to create an alternate 'fantasy' world that has developed in it's own right, but is still dominated by magic and monsters and dark lords...without the need for cars and computers.
Basically I would just like to see a break away from the stigma that a novel set in alternate world that still has vast untouched forests is a world that is still primative.
Or maybe I'm just rambling and making a fool out of myself.
