A Sonnet to My Favorite Fantasy Writers

[Confused]

@Calderis suggested the idea of writing posts in poetic form. Here’s my attempt at an English sonnet, comparing my three favorite fantasy writers.

I first read Brandon when Mistborn was new.
He captured me as much as Martin did,
And Robin Hobb, who wrote Fitz and the Fool.
These three became the novelists I read.

George Martin has the grandest epic style,
Yet better suited visually for the screen.
Ms. Hobb is introspective all the while 
Her heroes suffer horrors most obscene.

But Brandon writes a clear compelling tale,
With magic interwoven through his worlds.
The weakest and the broken become hale –
The heroes who receive their just rewards.

Though Martin hasn’t finished and looks lame,
The three of them deserve their well-earned fame.

Edited April 12, 2020 by Confused
To bring a line more into sonnet form's iambic pentameter.

[Sunbird she/her]

I wish I could upvote this more than once! I have a special place in my heart for sonnets.

[Calderis he/him]

As a child of three I was taught to read, 

By a father who sought to enrich me, 

And at six, with The Hobbit my mind was freed, 

Tolkien sparked my love of Fantasy. 

 

Over the years I searched, and devoured,

From every new author I could find, 

Bookstores and libraries were all scoured, 

For everything from LeGuinn to Goodkind. 

 

One day in my twenties on a grocery store shelf, 

I stumbled upon a book called "Mistborn," 

Since that day I've rarely seen an elf, 

For from Sanderson my mind can't be torn.

 

So here I spout, and rant, and cry,

For my love of Brandon will never die.  

Edited July 27, 2017 by Calderis