

He doesn't seem to realize that the things he claims separate him from fantasy are fundamental parts of how modern fantasy works. The guy certainly has a chip on his shoulder, but it makes me wonder whether he has actually read any fantasy. Then the interview usually devolves into a discussion of Ayn Rand and 'the meaning of art', just in case you missed the pretension of declaring fantasy books 'not fantasy!' I have not only injected thought into a tired empty genre, but, more importantly, I've transcended it showing what more it can be. ""What I have done with my work has irrevocably changed the face of fantasy. I'd like to address a broader audience." (3) "The stories I'm telling are not fantasy-driven, they're character-driven, and the characters I want to write about could be set in any world. "To define me as a fantasy writer is to misunderstand the context of my books by misidentifying their fundamentals." (2) "The books I write are first of all novels, not fantasy, and that is deliberate I'm really writing books about human beings." (1) The former landscape painter has told us how he isn't a fantasy author in every interview he's ever given:


The former landscape painter has told us how he isn't a fantasy author in every interview he's ever given: "The books I write are first of all novels, not fantasy, and that is deliberate I'm really writing books about human beings." (1) "To define me as a fantasy writer is to misunderstand the context of my books by misidentifying their fundamentals." (2) "The stories I'm t It is always curious to see fantasy authors who don't consider themselves to be fantasy authors. It is always curious to see fantasy authors who don't consider themselves to be fantasy authors. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed. In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-to invoke within himself something more noble. Falling in love would destroy them-for reasons Richard can't imagine and Kahlan dare not say. Yet, Richard fears nothing so much as what secrets his sword might reveal about his own soul. Beyond awaits a bewitching land where even the best of their hearts could betray them. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help. In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help.
