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    Game of Thrones on HBO

    Sorry, but that's awesome. OT though, I'm looking forward to the television series with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. On the one hand I'm a massive fan of the series and seeing it put into live action will be a real treat. I am afraid that they might ruin it though, but that's...
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    Best "Punk" Novels (Steampunk, Cyberpunk, etc.)

    Spares by Michael Marshall Smith. Excellent premise and setting. Pure cyberpunk dystopian future, where violence abounds. The technologies that the book focuses on are believable and thought provoking too. Nice pacing as well, there aren't any boring bits at all. Probably not technically the...
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    Epic Fantasy or High Fantasy?

    'Epic' refers to the scope of a novel, self explanatory really. 'High fantasy' refers to the level of the fantasy elements involved in the setting. It is opposed to 'low fantasy' which describes a world closer to our own with minor fantasy elements. The vast majority of what people consider...
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    The Darker Edge of Fantasy

    To me, people seem to have different ideas about what 'dark' actually is. I don't think it's about content, like violence or moral grey areas. Darkness is about tone to me, a certain outlook or feeling of the writing overall. I'm also really into electronic music (bare with me) and we have...
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