hamsterking
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Which epic fantasy writer writes the best prose, in your opinion?
George RR Martin
"Earthsea"? I think that alone qualifies her.The Procrastinator said:Le Guin does this too, and her early works hold endless fascination for me (not that I should be mentioning her in an epic fantasy thread).
Which epic fantasy writer writes the best prose, in your opinion?
I don't know if I would put Howard's writing style in the same class. His prose leads to an excellent delivery of the story. But I don't think it can be appreciated in and of itself, in the way that one might do with Dunsany or Smith. With these authors, it almost doesn't matter what they're talking about, it's simply a pleasure to read their words. Howard is an excellent story teller, no doubt. But his style is heavilly bound up in the story he is trying to tell. At least that's my take anyway; there's still a lot of his work I haven't read.Does Robert E. Howard count in this ? If Vance,Lord Dunsany is then why not Howard?
I don't know if I would put Howard's writing style in the same class. His prose leads to an excellent delivery of the story. But I don't think it can be appreciated in and of itself, in the way that one might do with Dunsany or Smith. With these authors, it almost doesn't matter what they're talking about, it's simply a pleasure to read their words. Howard is an excellent story teller, no doubt. But his style is heavilly bound up in the story he is trying to tell. At least that's my take anyway; there's still a lot of his work I haven't read.
I think I must step back a little after reading the comments of my friends herein. "The Best Prose of Epic Fantasy" is such a broad qualifier so as to make it almost pointless. It really depends on how you are feeling.