For example, there have been Fantasy books about magic, and dragons and such.
What other Fantasy creatures/topics would you like to read about?
2007-03-25 05:33:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Well, technically the next one that i'd like to see is "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin. But since that isn't what you meant, I shan't go into that.
I think that most fantasy concepts have been done already. People don't get readers if they make up completely new worlds populated by nothing ever heard of before. DSure, Tolkein kinda did, but he used the folklore and stuff, and his characters were humanoid. That's another thing- you have to have characters that the reader can relate to, and all. And then all of the cliches in plots...
Again, I am not answering your question, am I? To actually get on topic- I think that utopian/ dystopian societies are always fun, maybe ones in which a human travels to the kind of world that she's always dreamed of which theoretically solves Earth's problems, but of course creates new ones(In a not already done way). Books taking place in faerie are great, very fun reads.The world needs more good werewolf books, though whether or not there are werewolf plots left is a debatable topic. Dragons and elves are overdone, as are vampires, but there's obviously still a market for stories about them. Ooh, I have a good idea! Something from a fantasy land comes here, except you could write it as a human going to another land and see if anyone catches on!
Few more fun things: retold faerie tales that no one ever does (try skimming some book of them for some story that seems completely unfamiliar) are always welcome. As for creatures, I own a book of every fantasy creature in folklore (supposedly) so you could get one of those and flip through for an inspiring creature.
I'm sorry that my answer was so off topic! I would agree that magic and dragons are overdone, but everything in fantasy kinda is.
2007-03-25 06:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by treehuggingveganhippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are actually four 'different types' of Fantasy books as far as I'm concerned:
1. 'Standard' or 'old fashioned' fantasy such as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and C.S. Lewis's Narnia Series.
2. 'Funny' fantasy, such as the books by Terry Pratchett.
3. 'Crossover' fantasy, in which an 'earth human' becomes trapped in a Fantasy world and his 'quest' is the only thing that will (possibly) get him 'home' again.
4. 'Animal' fantasy, where there may or may not be some 'human' characters, but the 'primary' characters are 'talking animals' who usually have 'magical powers.'
Those are 'very basic' books, and there are several that actually 'cross over' themselves and could 'fit' in one, two, three, or even 'all four' categories.
I actually think that there is such a 'deep well of ideas' available in these categories that any 'new' or even an 'established' fantasy writer would be doing the 'reading world' a 'disservice' to go any 'farther afield' ... but as soon as I write that down here, someone, somewhere, will have 'the perfect idea' for a new book in a totally 'new' fantasy category, and write it, and I'll go out and buy it, and read it and LOVE IT ... so the best answer I can give you is 'write from your heart' and you will find readers to enjoy your book ... without having to 'take a poll' here in Yahoo!Answers.
2007-03-25 05:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
id love to see a book about war dragons wizards and the end of the world again good and evil...
2007-03-25 05:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 11:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ughh real people in a fantasy type world like people like you and I living the impoosible like flying and stuff
2007-03-25 05:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to red about all dragons, magic, death, fight, war, magical creacters, time traveling, and ect.
2007-03-25 05:42:14 · answer #6 · answered by Timetwistergirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have lost our mind for fantisy .i would like to see a book on the life of a mind as a seperat being living and controling its captive me and you .though we think of it as our mind in the book it would be us that are its subjects
2007-03-25 05:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best "fantasy" is found looking at "real life".........unfortunately most of these are tragedies!
2007-03-25 05:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like to see one about war
2007-03-25 05:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never hear enough about the harpies. When's it their turn.
2007-03-25 05:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋