Escape Quote by Ross Douthat

“When people dis fantasy—mainstream readers and SF readers alike—they are almost always talking about one sub-genre of fantastic literature. They are talking about Tolkien…

— China Miéville

Most fantasy is incredibly derivative of Tolkien, so when you read a lot of fantasy, it's really just elves and gnomes, and it all…

— John Orloff

Some writers whom I respect very much, like China Miéville and some others of the New Weird, consider the true role of fantasy to…

— Vera Nazarian

When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer…

— Janet Morris

The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.

— George R. R. Martin

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole trope of absolute…

— George R. R. Martin

“Critics and academics have been trying for forty years to bury the greatest work of imaginative fiction in English. They ignore it, they condescend…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

In fantasy stories we learn to understand the differences of others, we learn compassion for those things we cannot fathom, we learn the importance…

— Jane Yolen

Fantasy is expensive. It's an expensive endeavor. I have to admit, I didn't write with adaptation in mind. So the books simply become more…

— Leigh Bardugo

Fantasy is, at its best, the purest access to storytelling that we have. It universalizes a tale, it evokes wonder and timeless narrative power,…

— Guy Gavriel Kay

At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest…

— Patricia A. McKillip

Unfortunately, a lot of fantasy is chock full of sexism and racism. A lot of authors don't even realize they're doing it, and a…

— Patrick Rothfuss