RNZ producer and bookworm Robert Kelly is in to defend genre fiction that follows the rules. It often gets a bad rap by critics but Robert thinks they're bestsellers for a reason and that a book that follows the rules can be extremely satisfying for readers.
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Authors discussed:
- Robin Hobb
- Ursula K Le Guinn - Earthsea novels
- Raymond E Feist - Riftwar cycle
- Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time
- Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London
- Terry Pratchett - Discworld
- Marlon James - Black Leopard Red Wolf (Fantasy based on African traditions rather than European ones)
- Agatha Christie - Ms Marple and Hercule Poirot mysteries
- Lee Child - Jack Reacher books - 24 books - over 100 million copies sold
- Anne Cleeves - Vera Stanhope Novels and the Jimmy Perez Novels
- John Grisham - Legal thrillers - 36 adult books
