#Working class fantasy heroes? Half of urban fantasy does that. Dungeon Meshi does that. A decent chunk of YA does that. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

specialagentartemis · 3 months ago

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“Terry Pratchett is the ONLY author who—” no he’s not. I love Terry Pratchett too, I think he’s a great writer and I love his books! But whatever you’re about to say, he’s not the only author doing it.

#Working class fantasy heroes? Half of urban fantasy does that. Dungeon Meshi does that. A decent chunk of YA does that.#Jamie Berrout and Polenth Blake and Claudie Arsenault and Gillian Ybabez if you want to dip into self-pub (please do)#Satire of traditional fantasy tropes while also being very human adventure stories with great characters? Rich Berlew is STILL writing OotS #Incisive critiques and deep understandings of class & politics & urbanism in a fantastical setting? Greater Boston and The Silt Verses #are doing it like no one else!#also Old Gods of Appalachia. More horror but VERY concerned with rural working class people and the choices they have and don’t have #The fantasy world is so big and wide. You don’t have to act like only the Top 10 Guys exist

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