I recently met a woman online who impresses me daily with her drive and determination. Some people moan when fate throws them a wild card but not my new friend, Tash. She turns it into This Brilliant Darkness that we call dark Fantasy.
I invited her to stop by and tell you her definition of this magical, terrifying genre and she graciously accepted. I hope you'll make her feel welcome and give her new book a try. There's a free sample available and you should read it first, to be sure her level of darkness is right for you. I found it perfectly chilling.
I invited her to stop by and tell you her definition of this magical, terrifying genre and she graciously accepted. I hope you'll make her feel welcome and give her new book a try. There's a free sample available and you should read it first, to be sure her level of darkness is right for you. I found it perfectly chilling.
What is Dark Fantasy?
It’s no secret—I found Angela’s blog while I was searching
for other authors who write dark fantasy.
I wasn’t surprised, however, when I learned our books were so
different. So what does “dark fantasy”
mean, anyway?
According to Wikipedia, there’s some debate about the term,
but I’ll spare you the academic esoterics.
How about an illustration, instead? If you’re familiar with Angela’s books, you realize her dark
vision includes apocalypse, man’s seedy, animal nature—and the flip side of
that, the heroes who rise above destruction and fight for what’s right.
Then there are the works of Holly Black, which seem to so
adore seediness that they revel in them, while at the same time making it clear
that even the good guys have their nasty sides.
I confess, I was very inspired by Black when I started writing my
current work-in-progress, Troll or Derby . In fact, I’ve been trying to fill it with so
many guilty pleasures, it’s probably bordering on satirical at this point.
But I digress. Here’s
the definition of Dark Fantasy I posted on my site, when I first “came out” as
a dark fantasy author: What is dark fantasy? It’s a cocktail of imagery from the
most secret places of your mind. It’s scary, at times funny, imaginative, and
simultaneously familiar. If you like Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, or Holly Black,
you like dark fiction.
But there are other dark fantasy authors:
Charlaine Harris
Jim Butcher
Kim Harrison
Laurell K Hamilton
Ambrose Bierce
Jonathan Stroud
Suzanne Collins
And shows! Oh, the
dark fantasy shows, movies, etc. are the best:
The Walking Dead
True Blood
Game of Thrones
The Stand
Terminator
Harry Potter
Pan’s Labyrinth
Edward Scissorhands
Hot Fuzz
Bladerunner
Personally, I can’t wait to see the upcoming Hunger Games
movies. Those books are dark fantasy
that meets us in a very chilling dystopian future, not unlike Angela’s books
The Survivors, and the Bachelor Battles.
So, have you decided what Dark Fantasy is yet, exactly? Angie defines it up there, in the header of
her site.
As for me, I know it when I see it.
As for me, I know it when I see it.
If you’ve read your way through Angie’s works, don’t forget
to check out her dark fantasy blog on Amazon.
If you’d like to check out my latest book, This Brilliant Darkness, I’d
love to hear what you think!
Visit me soon at RedTash.com/bash and you can enter in my
Kindle giveaway. What’s even better than
a free Kindle? How about free dark
fantasy books from nearly 40 authors? If
you like your fiction scary, you’ll be reading lots of it—for free, if you’re
the lucky winner! There are also great
prizes for the 2nd & 3rd place winners, as well. Hope to see you there!
4 comments:
I am so flattered & honored. I will tweet this around in the morning!
I'm so happy for you!
So I'm entered to win now, right? lol Don't forget to stop by Red Tash's Halloween Bash everyone! You could win a new Kindle!
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