We hear them at a very early age and remember them forever. But fantasy is more like poetry, in that it interacts so intimately with the reader’s own imagination and brings his emotions into play. Try reading aloud Henry James’ The Ambassadors to any twelve-year-old, and he’ll run screaming to the sidewalk, bored beyond endurance. Young readers like stories of adventure, marvels, action, and passion. That it’s not generally considered important doesn’t mean it’s not important. Secondly, because it’s a significant part of our culture, fantasy helps shape our opinions, our attitudes, and the way we live our lives. Far from being a trickling backwater, fantasy is a mighty tributary flowing into the mainstream of our popular culture. Add to that the collective input of self-publishing, fantasy fan sites on the Internet, and the vast number of works already published and still in print, and you’ll see that this is no small enterprise. I can’t even guess the number of new titles published every year. “The world’s on fire-and you’re twiddling around with children’s books?” But there are two things they haven’t considered.įirst, children and teenagers consume a prodigious amount of fantasy. To some it may seem a trivial pursuit to try to reclaim territory for Christ’s Kingdom in the realm of fantasy literature. My first reaction, once I’d finished reading this book, was to say, “Oh! Now we’re getting somewhere!”
(Story Warren Books: 2015) Reviewed by Lee Duigon
0 kommentar(er)
