"In the Good Old Days, Mister Moorcock could write about 45-50,000 words of what was then called "science fantasy" (Hawkmoon, Corum etc) and then have them published as a novel. In the Good Old Sixties, Dick novels ran 180-240 pages in paperback, and were among the best stuff produced in the field in half a century. Now of course ... 80-120,000 words minimum. If you can't be good, be BIG."
~ Christopher Fowler, writer and novelist
Sadly very true. These days if you want to read a fantasy novel that doesn't double as a doorstop, you need to look to Young Adult fiction.
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