Urban Fantasy Is All About Magic

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Bibliophile Stalker found this 11/30/2008 on www.jeffvandermeer.com (flag)
So, the Grand Unifying Theory, aka What I’ve Been Thinking About This Week. It started as an effort to explain where Lightbreaker fits in the urban fantasy framework, and has become a bit broader (again, no one should be surprised to hear that phrase come from me). Essentially, urban ... (link)

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    "The traditional trappings of urban fantasy%u2014the monsters that go bump in the night: werewloves, vampires, demons, et al%u2014are no longer a metaphorical device to signify the Great Mystery. They have become entities unto themselves; they are no longer simply the Other, but have been bequeathed the status of Mysterious Stranger."

    Worth checking out.

    Posted 12/1/2008 (reply) (flag)

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December 1, 2008 Links and Plugs
Published 11/30/2008 by Charles (noreply@blogger.com) at Bibliophile Stalker
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