| Re: What is your ideal concept of fantasy?
Kelpie- very very good point. And littlemissattitude, what about us that don't have a library we can go to? For some reason, my college library does't carry much fiction (even less SFF), and I can't get a library card for the county I'm in. Which, since this is Eastern Kentucky, probably doesn't have much SFF in it either.
Though I have another point to throw out- marketing. The traditional fantasy books have much better marketing, and a much better history of marketing behind them, so they reach more of the random buyers, or gift buyers. To someone who hasn't read much fantasy, but wants a start, the stereotypical images presented on traditional novels appeals more, not to mention the fact it is usually the traditional novels out on the stands where you can see the whole cover. All of this contributes to the 'vote' that a buyer makes, but how much do many of the buyers know about what they're buying?
~BandSmurf |