| From: | Rat winterhawk@*********.net |
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| Subject: | role of novels in SR universe |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:43:48 -0700 |
> >
> None at all. SR novels suck ass, despite what you people may believe. In
> fact, all gaming fiction sucks ass. I don't expect a literature from an
> instruction book (which is essentially what the game books are), but from a
> novel I do, and sorry, but none of the authors that work for FASA can be
> considered great writers.
Wow, *you* got up on the wrong side of the bed today, didn't
you?
You're certainly welcome to your opinion (and I agree with you
in some cases--some of the SR novels were pretty bad) but it's a
bit unfair to make sweeping statements like "all gaming fiction
sucks ass." Have you *read* all gaming fiction?
You expect great literature from every novel you read? Do
you also expect "great filmmaking" from every movie you go
see? Do you never just read a book or go see a movie for pure
escapist fun? I don't think anybody ever expected that SR novels
would be up for Pulitzer Prizes or anything--they're there to
supplement the game world, provide some extra info to spark
imagination, and just be fun. If you don't like 'em, that's cool.
But (and I'm not trying to suck up to Jak here, but hey...) it's
a little cold to respond to an author's question with "your
work sucks ass," yeah?
And as for the "despite what you people may believe" comment,
I don't recall anyone nominating you as Arbiter of Great
Literature (tm), and it's more than a bit insulting to anyone
who likes the SR novels (or any gaming novels for that matter)
to be told that if they don't agree with you, they're wrong.
Sorry about the rant...I think this might be the longest note
I've ever written on this list...but as a wannabe author myself,
I get a little defensive when people start making statements like
yours.
--Rat
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