I stumbled upon a recent article which laments the lack of moral clarity in modern fantasy novels:
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I do think that the author makes some valid points, although I do think that he paints modern fantasy with too wide of a brush. There are just as many successful fantasy novelists today who do retain the "mythopoeic splendor" of Tolkien and Howard.
What are your thoughts on this article? Has modern fantasy really degenerated into nihilism?
Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » The Bankrupt Nihilism of Our Fallen Fantasists
I do think that the author makes some valid points, although I do think that he paints modern fantasy with too wide of a brush. There are just as many successful fantasy novelists today who do retain the "mythopoeic splendor" of Tolkien and Howard.
What are your thoughts on this article? Has modern fantasy really degenerated into nihilism?