MIRROR SWORD AND SHADOW PRINCE—the giveaway!

By Nick Mamatas May 09, 2011

We're giving them away!



Well four copies of Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince anyway. As many of you may know by now, we run our giveaway contests in essay format. It doesn't have to be much of an essay—just write a little bit of what you think about this question:

When readers think "fantasy" they often think of stories taking place in a pseudo-medieval Europe. Is this just do to the facts of publishing—that's what gets labeled fantasy, and it will change with audience tastes—or does it represent a problem by limiting the field of what can be successfully published?

Let us know what you think! The four answers I like best (and I can be pretty whimsical, so feel free to creatively misinterpret the question) will get a free copy of Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince. We'll be reading comments till noon, Pacific Time, May 13th.