"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other."
--H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key
I tend to think of Carter as a great editor/lousy writer. Now, I'm just going on his Conan stories, but that seems to be the most common opinion on him. Maybe his original stuff was better. That said as editor of the Adult Fantasy line he brought back many classics.
That's about right. I do like a couple of his stories, and (most) of his fiction is at least entertaining, but his originality was lacking. Energetic editor for sure, possessed of a boundless enthusiasm which I find endearing.
I tend to think of Carter as a great editor/lousy writer. Now, I'm just going on his Conan stories, but that seems to be the most common opinion on him. Maybe his original stuff was better. That said as editor of the Adult Fantasy line he brought back many classics.
ReplyDeleteThat's about right. I do like a couple of his stories, and (most) of his fiction is at least entertaining, but his originality was lacking. Energetic editor for sure, possessed of a boundless enthusiasm which I find endearing.
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