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183
Insert Roger Rabbit reference here.
184
No, that's not redundant. I
wish
all satire was funny! And there's certainly plenty of funny fantasy that isn't satirical. A lot of it is parody, some is farce, and some is just weird.
185
Letter to the
Times
, July 31, 2005.
186
Sometimes the comment amounts to, “Wow, that was cool! Can I do it, too?” Thus we get third-rate imitations of
The Lord of the Rings
. But usually it's a bit more thoughtful than that.
187
I use science fiction only because it's the field where I happen know the best examples; they can be found in every genre.
188
It may be true; I've never asked Mr. Haldeman, and wouldn't consider anyone else's opinion meaningful.
189
Neither is Harry Potter, for the same reasons.
190
And maybe Harry Potter.
191
Though could I be, say, Hephaestus, do you think?
Nah, I'm not that important. More likely some obscure deity no one remembers, like the god of hang-nails or something.
Copyright © 2008 by Lawrence Watt-Evans
 
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 
Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954-
The turtle moves! : Discworld's story (unauthorized) / unauthored by Lawrence Watt-Evans. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-1-935-61838-6
1. Pratchett, Terry—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Pratchett, Terry. Discworld series. 3. Discworld (Imaginary place) I. Title.
 
PR6066.R34Z97 2008
823'.914—dc22
2008009671
 
 
 
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