Couldn't agree more. You've gotta think these megabuck movie makers have a really poor opinion of the audience's recall/critical thinking/taste. And how much more money could they make by getting it right?
ok, I know it's been done before -- forgettably, and for kids -- but definitely Mary Stewart's Merlin novels. If adapted and directed by the right people. Yeah I know the books were technically not fantasy, but I think film or television would slip through as fantasy.
I read her Silver Metal Lover and Metallic Love and I was torn between jealousy and adoration. She's incredible. Her stuff is so visual and exuberant. I felt like the Colour Kittens had been let loose in my head. Come to think of it, why haven't I read more of her since then? Man, I have to get...
Anything with the witches in -- Granny Weatherwax, Magrat and Nanny Ogg. Witches Abroad might be the first one of these. With me the gateway drug was the book he wrote with Neil Gamain -- Good Omens. And I think it's still my favourite. It's a bit less packed and here's something about the...
I am new to Mythic Scribes. I'm working on a fantasy series with my husband. We started it years ago, before I got diverted by a writing project that was a lot less fun. I'm really pleased to be back doin' the fun stuff now. -- Pyrsa.