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While Goodkind's work is more than the general "fantasy" than is typically seen in those genera, it is nevertheless sole as a fantasy novel. Having the term "Epic Fantasy" is in no way demeaning nor detrimental to Goodkind or how he and his fans perceive his Novels. While it is true they are heralded as, philosophical works and having deep romantic themes, they are more than simple "Epic Fantasy", yet they are sold as such, and therefore should be listed in the category they are marketed. As Neofreak says Terry does state that he is not writing fantasy, he also states that he is using the term in a generalization, and goes further to state that he does acknowledge that his works are fantasy. That does not negate the fact that the deeper elements are there and remain. Mystar 03:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- OKAY i get it shut up!!! Smith Jones 04:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
I think something needs to be added here, as the wiki is used as a review or explanation for the theme of the book. Perhaps editting may be performed. In any case, it is pretty significant that there has been a conflict between staple readers of the sword of truth series and Terry Goodkind, due to a misunderstanding of the entire theme of the series. Jasonred 03:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
- Any material about that conflict would need to be have reliable and significant sources, as one of Misplaced Pages's core policies prevents the addition of unpublished material, or original research. The material you have added to the article, while it may or may not be accurate, lacks such sources, and reads like an individual's commentary rather than an encyclopedic overview of existing opinion. Unless someone can produce references to support your analysis (which, given how thoroughly such topics have been hashed over in the past, seems unlikely), it will have to be removed from the article. If the conflict between Goodkind and some of his readers is in fact significant, it will have been mentioned by some reliable source. Brendan Moody 03:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with the reversion. I had previously removed a section that stood out as especially unfounded, but it does appear that the edits after that revision were original research. Sorry, Jasonred. Zenithan 20:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Jordan and Goodkind
I was reading the discussion for WoT and saw that Goodkind had been accused of ripping off Jordon (http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:The_Wheel_of_Time#Jordan_and_Goodkind) so I came over here to see if there was any mention of it and was surpised there was not. 198.6.46.11 18:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
If you ask me, Goodkind has flagrantly and repeatedly "borrowed" material from Jordan, as well as many other more talented writers. However, unless you can find some critic of significance who alleges this as well, then it is considered original research and not valid for inclusion in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.212.80.218 (talk) 07:04, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Personally, I'm not a fan of Jordan's work, but am quite the fan of Goodkind, although I have read some of the former. I would say that whether or not Terry Goodkind "borrowed" material from Robert Jordan, that their writing styles severely differ. 142.167.116.52 (talk) 13:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)