Post by Kamikaze Parrot on Aug 9, 2009 12:32:13 GMT -5
www.okcupid.com/tests/which-fantasy-writer-are-you
Lian Hearn (b. 1942)
-11 High-Brow, 1 Violent, 1 Experimental and 25 Cynical!
Congratulations! You are Low-Brow, Violent, Experimental and Cynical! These concepts are defined below.
Lian Hearn is the pen name used by Australian author Gillian Rubinstein when writing theTale of the Otori series, beginning with Across the Nightingale Floor (2002). The trilogy (which has spawned a sequel and a prequel) was a great success, becoming bestsellers world-wide and being published in more than thirty countries. Part of the reason for the series' success is probably that it is traditional fantasy but with a twist: The books are set in a country resembling feudal Japan, rather than some vaguely European environment. This setting gives Hearn a great opportunity to explore themes such as war, revenge, power hunger and clashes between cultures, all of which makes for an occasionally very violent tale, where nothing is ever coated in sugar. The books also feature at least one strong and very believable female character. While there have been japanese-style fantasy written by Westerners earlier (such as the Book of Years series by Peter Morwood), Hearn uses the brilliant technique of describing her world from inside, calling typical japanese phenomena by generic names rather than exoticising Japanese terms. Thus, swords are called swords, not katanas, we hear of wrestlers and realize that they are sumo wrestlers, characters eat bean curd rather than tofu, etc. All in all, Hearn has succesfully expanded the borders of what can be done within the genre, while still writing for a mass audience!
You are also a lot like C S Lewis.
If you want something more gentle, try Orson Scott Card.
If you'd like a challenge, try your exact opposite, Susan Cooper.
Maybe I should read her stuff
Lian Hearn (b. 1942)
-11 High-Brow, 1 Violent, 1 Experimental and 25 Cynical!
Congratulations! You are Low-Brow, Violent, Experimental and Cynical! These concepts are defined below.
Lian Hearn is the pen name used by Australian author Gillian Rubinstein when writing theTale of the Otori series, beginning with Across the Nightingale Floor (2002). The trilogy (which has spawned a sequel and a prequel) was a great success, becoming bestsellers world-wide and being published in more than thirty countries. Part of the reason for the series' success is probably that it is traditional fantasy but with a twist: The books are set in a country resembling feudal Japan, rather than some vaguely European environment. This setting gives Hearn a great opportunity to explore themes such as war, revenge, power hunger and clashes between cultures, all of which makes for an occasionally very violent tale, where nothing is ever coated in sugar. The books also feature at least one strong and very believable female character. While there have been japanese-style fantasy written by Westerners earlier (such as the Book of Years series by Peter Morwood), Hearn uses the brilliant technique of describing her world from inside, calling typical japanese phenomena by generic names rather than exoticising Japanese terms. Thus, swords are called swords, not katanas, we hear of wrestlers and realize that they are sumo wrestlers, characters eat bean curd rather than tofu, etc. All in all, Hearn has succesfully expanded the borders of what can be done within the genre, while still writing for a mass audience!
You are also a lot like C S Lewis.
If you want something more gentle, try Orson Scott Card.
If you'd like a challenge, try your exact opposite, Susan Cooper.
Maybe I should read her stuff
