My first three manuscripts were epic fantasy - like high fantasy - and then the fourth one was a historical fantasy about… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance… — N. K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“As I stated earlier, I do not believe there is anything inherently wrong with even the most overused elements of epic fantasy.… — Alec Austin Copy Share Image
If Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker had teamed up to write epic fantasy, something like Split Heirs might have resulted. — John DeChancie Copy Share Image
I was not trying to write some sort of serious meditation on war and peace. 'The Grace of Kings' is meant to… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“...while epic fantasy is based on the fairy tale of the just war, that’s not one you’ll find in Grimm or Disney,… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“While I have the floor, here's a question that's been bothering me for some time. Why do so few writers of heroic… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“What are you thinking about?" "Whether they'll write my life story as a tragedy or an epic fantasy.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
whether they'll write the story of my life as a tragedy or an epic fantasy... I was wondering if it was going… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of… — Kevin J. Anderson Copy Share Image
“And once upon a time I wondered: Is writing epic fantasy not somehow a betrayal? Did I not somehow do a disservice… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
I think authors are just realizing there's no real reason to feel limited to a narrow set of genre rules in their… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 – debates… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“HARD SF and EPIC FANTASY – both of these forms have been conventionalised, proscribed and prescribed, such that they constitute valid GENRES… — Hal Duncan Copy Share Image
I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“I know the formulahe wants her she refuses him he charms her she holds her ground he does something dramatic like saves… — Becca Wilhite Copy Share Image
With epic fantasy, there is a tendency for it to be quintessentially conservative in that its job is to restore what is… — N. K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
I don't have a specific message for 'The Grace of Kings' and the sequels in mind other than wanting to challenge some… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
Writing is the act of creation. Put words on page. Words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, paragraphs to 7-book epic fantasy cycles… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“J. R. R. Tolkien, the near-universally-hailed father of modern epic fantasy, crafted his magnum opus The Lord of the Rings to explore… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
