On 4/12/2012 4:42 PM, Parks White wrote:
As we are in the 30 year anniversary since publication of Magician and with
Magicians End ominously on the horizon, and as the world of Midkemia predates
Magician and as you have acknowledged in your books ideas and collaborations
have come from many sources, collaborations with other authors, friends and
family, fans etc...and contributed to the rich fabric of the World you have
woven... To what extent have your fans over the years contributed ideas,
feedback and suggestions that has assisted in the process of plot development
and storytelling and Midkemia Universe creation? Any examples?
I'll be curious to see what REF says. Outside of the collaborations,
it's pretty much REF's writings, with the Midkemia game history as a bit
of a constraint, but the examples I can think of:
- John's massive amount of work on the Crydee.com website
- Ralph Askren's excellent map of the Kingdom/Kesh part of Midkemia
- Sean Tate winning the character contest with Malar (debuted in Shards
of a Broken Crown)
- Neal Hallford and John Cutter for the Betrayal at Krondor storyline
(which became Krondor: The Betrayal)
- ? for Return to Krondor storyline (which became Krondor: Tear of the Gods)
But certainly without enough fans, REF wouldn't get pestered with
questions, picked on for continuity and spelling errors, and wouldn't
have sold millions of copies of his books. :)
-Ray
