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There's an argument to be made for that, but there a lot of differences. But a real treatise would involve me dragging boxes of comics out of the garage.
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For the record, I don't actually think this is the case. But Puffy Treat posted elsewhere that
quote:every comic book message board on the planet has at least seven frothing-at-the-mouth fans ranting about how "J.K. Rowling ripped off Books of Magic!!!1one!!!"...
and even though we aren't really a comic book message board, I thought it would be nice if we had one as well.
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No I definately got it Lisa, it was very considerate of you to normalize these forums with the frothing and the foaming and the unmitigated violence. Posts: 14316 | Registered: Jul 2005
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I think a lot of books that are sci-fi or fantasy that can appeal to children are influenced in some way or another by Madeliene L'Engle's Time series. That's one I don't think any author of young adult fantasy/sci-fi can deny now adays.
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quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat: Feh. Young Wizards? Just a rip-off of Madeline L'Engle's Time Series! Because it just -IS-, that's why!!1one!!
Uh-huh. Much more likely the reverse.
Seriously, fantasy worlds that involve magic are going to have certain themes/motifs/techniques/etc. in common. Shared mythology, etc.
And if we're going to froth over all the worlds and mythologies Rowling has "borrowed" from, this could take a really long time. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat: Feh. Young Wizards? Just a rip-off of Madeline L'Engle's Time Series! Because it just -IS-, that's why!!1one!!
Uh-huh. Much more likely the reverse.
Two points:
1. I was kidding about thinking the Young Wizards series was a L'Engle rip-off. I was just giving my spoof of the typical irate response one sees on certain message boards when the Harry Potter/Books of Magic question comes up.
2. L'Engle's Time series began in 1962. Duane's Young Wizards series began in 1982. Thus, while I don't think it's a rip-off, I -do- think Duane may have drawn some inspiration from it and other sources. Posts: 6689 | Registered: Jan 2005
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Obviously ripping off AndreNorton's WitchWorld series and JamesH.Schmitz Witches of Karres.
Heinlein's response on hearing of StarTrek tribbles extremely close resemblance to his RollingStones flatcats was something like: So what? If authors couldn't borrow from each other, nobody could write anything.
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Diane Duane's "so you want to be a wizard" still resonates with me, 20 years after I read it the first time. The second book was pretty rockin'. The third, mmm.....dunno.
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