I think there are fantasy worlds that are more balanced. For example the world of “The Witcher” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher
On the other hand social structure of fantasy worlds usually reflects medieval/ancient social structure so these charts are not suprising. It would be interesting to look at some S–F worlds and analyze their social structure.
The very fact of such a proclivity of fantasy authors to rush for the medieval model (or their selective version of it) is itself a reflection of a nostalgia for a world dominated by men, so, it reinforces my point.
And yes, there are definitely exceptions, but the fact that they are exceptions…
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 am
I think there are fantasy worlds that are more balanced. For example the world of “The Witcher” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher
On the other hand social structure of fantasy worlds usually reflects medieval/ancient social structure so these charts are not suprising. It would be interesting to look at some S–F worlds and analyze their social structure.
November 16th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
The very fact of such a proclivity of fantasy authors to rush for the medieval model (or their selective version of it) is itself a reflection of a nostalgia for a world dominated by men, so, it reinforces my point.
And yes, there are definitely exceptions, but the fact that they are exceptions…