In Joe Ambercrombie’s Best Served Cold, Revenge is a Tired Trope
Why do some revenge stories work and others, like Best Served Cold, fall flat?
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February 12, 2020
In Last Argument of Kings, It’s Evil Versus Evil
There is no room for epic fantasy in this grimdark universe.
October 5, 2017
Before They Are Hanged: The Antihero’s Journey
Conventional fantasy goes back to the mud. It's tromped on. Ground down in the dirt. There are people to kill and scores to settle. Conventional fantasy tropes are among the dead.
October 3, 2017
The Blade Itself: Gritty Realism in Fantasy
The novel is dark, twisted, and delightfully subverts fantasy tropes.
September 25, 2017