From: gray@graeghama.plus.comb.invalid   
      
   James A. Donald wrote:   
   > On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:51:56 -0700 (PDT), Ball of Fluff   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Hate to sound ignorant, but oh well. Wouldn't be the first time.   
   >>   
   >> Just came across the phrase "grunge fantasy".  Can someone let me know   
   >> exactly what sub-genre this describes?   
   >   
   > "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman is a good example:  Magical and immortal   
   > beings are dressed in rags, starving, live in abandoned buildings full   
   > of trash and garbage, and what meager possessions they possess are   
   > continually stolen by each other with violence.   
   >   
   > Which does not make a lot of sense.  Surely an immortal being with   
   > remarkable superpowers should be able to afford a nice lair?   
   > --   
      
   That depends upon how all the other immortal beings with   
   remarkable superpowers are behaving.  Increasing the stakes in a   
   negative-sum game is not obviously the high road to prosperity.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
      
   Gray   
      
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