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Fantasy Literature

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1. Yes! House on the Borderland is a superb story. Hard to believe

Reply to dimbear (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 03:59 PM

Feb 2012

it was written over 100 years ago, and it's still enjoyable. Hodgson died in WWI, didn't he?

King in Yellow, I'm not familiar with. I'll check it out!

Oh, and Edgar Allan Poe's works are still knock-you-socks-off.

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The greatest advantage of fantasy is that it ages well. [View all] dimbear Dec 2011 OP

Yes! House on the Borderland is a superb story. Hard to believe closeupready Feb 2012 #1

Early Leiber is another example. ChazInAz Aug 2013 #2

Leiber is a wonderful example of that long long arc, where characters develop dimbear Aug 2013 #3