Yes it is. My favorite genre is actually secondary world fantasy, and I spend a lot of time wondering why so much of it is all the same. It's easier to write something you've seen a hundred times than try to forge a new path.
I shall put The Years of Rice and Salt on my to-read list.
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Date: 2011-09-01 09:33 pm (UTC)I shall put The Years of Rice and Salt on my to-read list.