Tag Archives: Game of Thrones

More epic fantasy, military SF, invisible friends, Sarah Jane Smith and the awesome women of SF

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Cora

The current debate about epic fantasy is still raging, fueled by the premiere of the Game of Thrones TV adaption. Now, even the creator himself speaks, for George R.R. Martin breaks his policy not to respond to reviews and weighs … Continue reading →

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More Game of Thrones Reactions

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Cora

The uproar about the negative reviews of the TV adaption of A Game of Thrones at the New York Times and Slate is still going on (you can read my take here).

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A Birthday Linkdump

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Cora

Today is my birthday. I’ll probably post some photos later tonight, but first here is a linkdump with some more on gender and Game of Thrones, some writing advice, heroes and villains, super and otherwise and finally a signal boost. … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones and genre-unfriendly critics

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Cora

For some reason only known to themselves, the New York Times published not one but two reviews of the upcoming TV adaption of A Game of Thrones. The review by Heather Havrilesky I discussed yesterday at least managed to take … Continue reading →

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A Game of Thrones from a non-genre POV

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Cora

Heather Havrilesky offers an interesting review of the TV adaption of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones at the New York Times. Apparently, this particular article is not behind that noxious paywall, though another review of the same show … Continue reading →

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Epic and Urban Fantasy Linkdump

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Cora

Lots of people are thinking about epic fantasy, urban fantasy, gender and what makes a genre at the moment. And since I’m too tired to write something myself, here is a linkdump:

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