well, first i don't wish to open political polemics there just to clear up my view about the question...
7 or 8 years ago, i was interested with the first books of fantasy writer Terry Goodkind and with the beginning of The Sword of Truth series (maybe mainly because he was one of the very few "new" fantasy writers emerging, at least distributed in France, even if it was in US english)
well now just after reading the last serie opus of the serie (Naked Empire), i am wondering if fantasy is not a way to make bad propaganda and a making short of US neo-conservators views for him... (well not so short because independantly from this question each of his 4 last books could be better with 300 pages in less)
well there is this opposition between Old World/New World, this constant calling to ultra-individualism, this not really hidden call to the irak war and to a more bellicist role for the US in the world (war for democracy or "freedom" as he said, ok but what democracy? and war all the same) that is really close to some of the neo-cons view...
well i was surprised because his first novels were more liberal than neo conservator i think... it was even maybe a quite progressist view in fantasy writings(well some neo cons have liberal past but...!)... and from the other side he still seems to have "difficulty" with the bush administration but it seems to me just because it is not radical enough for him in a certain way and because as an ultra-individualist he still is opposed with Patriot Act II or some others bills like that...
well i may be wrong on all points but i will be interested in other readers view here...
