| Re: Cliches.....are they really all that bad?
I think every Fantasy story conforms to one, if not all of the cliches associated with the Fantasy archetype. It's my opinion that these cliches are the staple of the genre, and when I want to read a fantasy novel I want that archetypal fantasy theme to be present in some way shape or form. Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind and G.R.R. Martin's stories lack the presence of gnomes, elves, dwarves and other whimsical races, but they are still fantasy in many other respects.
As far as people becoming bored with these cliches, I don't think that's the case currently, and I believe the popularity of the genre right now is evidence of that. |