A Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Gollancz)

Hardcover, 256 pages

Published Nov. 18, 2004 by Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-07592-4
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3 stars (1 review)

Describes Fantasyland, where all fantasy novels are set in the same place.

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It featured a fine imagination and an appreciation for the ridiculous elements in the fantasy genre, but the author was straitjacketed by the format and could not really come up with something that one would call an enjoyable read. It combined the authoritativeness of a swords and sorcery tale with the wild abandon of an encyclopedia.

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