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DOUBLE IDENTITY NOVEL
“Double identity” is a name I’ve given to a genre of books that people don’t tend to group as a genre. In fact, it’s a trope that can be used in any genre, but I think it’s interesting to consider these books together and see what they have in common, what makes them so fascinating, and how they work.
Double identity is where a character looks so much like somebody else that they could change places, and they do. The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) is a well known example. There are all sorts of variations on the theme, both in science fiction and fantasy and in mainstream novels.
There are versions where the double has only a family resemblance and the original is dead, versions where the double is pretending to be a double and is actually the original, versions where almost everybody guesses about the substitution but has their own reasons for keeping quiet, and so on.
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10 GREATEST FANTASY WRITERS OF ALL TIME
The fantasy genre is spread over a very broad spectrum and thus is difficult to be condensed down to ten authors within the genre. This is why I have chosen the following ten as being influential in the traditional form of fantasy fiction. Here you won’t find sci-fi writers or other fantasy sub genre authors, but purely fantasy writers. You won’t find epic poetry here either. Here is the list…
J.R.R Tolkien (1892- 1973) – It’s inevitable that one would place Tolkien so high in a list such as this. There has not been a single writer in the fantasy genre that’s instilled such a profound impact upon the literary world of fantasy fiction like Tolkien did with his exceptional Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, and the Silmarillion. I could write forever about this awesome author but I’m confined by time limits.
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STEPHEN KING’S DARK TOWER EPIC TO BECOME MOVIE, TV SERIES
Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower is being turned into a film trilogy and television franchise by the Oscar-winning team behind A Beautiful Mind.
The project is set up at Universal Studios, which will develop three films and a TV show based on the seven Dark Tower novels, short stories and comic books.
Ron Howard will direct both the first film and first season of the TV show, all of which will be written by Akiva Goldsman.
Howard will additionally serve as a producer with business partner Brian Grazer.
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Do you agree with the list of the 10 greatest fantasy writers of all time? Who would you add? Will you watch Dark Tower if it comes to theaters?
