Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
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Older Women in Urban Fantasy

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I bought the book, based on that article, and I'm quite enjoying it.
That's good to hear.
I ended up liking it quite a bit - fun writing style, interesting characters, not-so-much with the plausible plot but what the hell.
After all, the Discworld is fantasy, Lancre is definitely urban, and both Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax have had star turns, if I recall correctly. Or does that not count somehow? ;-)
It's offset from the usual Urban Fantasy genre because it's set in another world. But yes, those are some excellent old women!
Granny Whammy--That has got to be one of the best character names of all time!
(GRIN!)
:^}
I'm glad you like it so much. It was Whammy Lass when she was young. I've had a lot of fun with the names in Polychrome Heroics. Some are whimsical like this. Some are plain job titles, like the Analyst. Many reference powers, like Farce. A few are frankly pretentious, like Rockstar, or ridiculous, like Mr. Whiz.