Chris Turkel <zizban at adelphia.net> writes: >On Oct 13, 2004, at 7:14 PM, Jeff G. wrote: > >> I thought the list might find this amusing. >> >> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~imcfadyen/notthenet/fantasy.htm > ha! ha! Thats awesome! I am writing my own epic fantasy (One > volume, just to see if I can pull it off) and I am glad I have > avoided those cliches. You need to get ahold of Diana Wynne Jones' _Tough Guide to Fantasyland_. It's the definitive glossary of fantasy cliches, and has the advantage of being alphabetized and fully cross-referenced. And remember, no matter how bad your story may be, it can't be worse than "The Eye of Argon".: http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/argon.htm --KG