I wouldn't want to take any names off the list in progress, but I feel I need to add one name and a tip of the hat to a late great who continues to influence the genre in ways people don't even realize. Among the living, Diana Wynne Jones body never fails to satisfy. She's often overlooked because she focuses so much on women an their issues, but nobody--not even Norton--better capture women's secret fears and hopes. For that matter, I can't think of a mainstream writer who does it better either. As for my tip of the hat, that goes to Fritz Leiber, who established the structure and tropes Salvatore and others rely on. Not only that, TSR licensed his Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series to build their game structure. Who knows how many writers and readers have been influenced by the resulting games and their derivatives? Cheers, Jean Marie
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Date: 2008-07-14 01:04 am (UTC)Among the living, Diana Wynne Jones body never fails to satisfy. She's often overlooked because she focuses so much on women an their issues, but nobody--not even Norton--better capture women's secret fears and hopes. For that matter, I can't think of a mainstream writer who does it better either.
As for my tip of the hat, that goes to Fritz Leiber, who established the structure and tropes Salvatore and others rely on. Not only that, TSR licensed his Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series to build their game structure. Who knows how many writers and readers have been influenced by the resulting games and their derivatives?
Cheers,
Jean Marie