Recent content by Arreth

Demigods, so the definition goes, needed at least one divine parent. But whether or not they became heroes depended upon the help they received from the gods (usually their divine parent). Zeus used to like helping out his progeny but Heracles was special (he spent a long time in the act of...

Another possibility you might want to play with is something like the vision quest of the American Indians. It might add a spiritual dimension to the quest. Perhaps the god wants to help 'his' people and chooses to lead Aenor up the mountain (which others might say is just nuts because of the...

It's just me, I know, but I need a character I can root for and I need the writing to be at least average and preferably better than average. I tried but I couldn't finish Jordan's Wheel of Time series, not when there are writers like Ursula LeGuin, Mary Stewart and J.R.R. Tolkien in the world.

"I want my father back, you son of a bitch." Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.

It's not my absolute favourite (and it's not strictly in the genre) but I thought I'd throw in a good word for King Arthur. It was bagged a fair bit but the combat is good, I liked the characters and soundtrack (Hans Zimmer) and visuals are good one for stirring up the fantasy writer in me. P.S...

Waylander would be excellent I think, although the Joinings could get a little silly if the FX were over the top. Clive Owen would perhaps make a good lead - loved him for the few seconds he was in the first Bourne movie - and he'd be about the right age.

In bed, on the couch, in the dining room or in my study... where lately I'm trying to write some stuff standing up (with the laptop atop a small bookshelf) a la Ernest Hemingway - apparently all this sitting down we're doing is bad for our health :)

Hi, I write fantasy and sci-fi, often collaborating with my girl. I'm about a third the way through a six-book fantasy series at the moment. Sadly, I have a day job to pay the bills, so it might be a while before anything is published, assuming it is the kind of thing that can make it into...