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The book was distinctive at the time for its considerable length, its "epic" feel with a cast of heroic characters, its wide geography, and its battles. It involved an extensive history behind the action, an impression of depth, multiple sentient races and monsters, and powerful talismans. The story is a quest, with multiple subplots. The novel ...
The Baen Free Library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house Baen Books where 61 e-books as of June 2016 (112 e-books as of December 2008) can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. [1]
Wiley Blackwell published the Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien in hardback in 2014, and in paperback in 2020. A second edition appeared in 2022. [6] [7]The volume begins with a 12-page chronological table of Tolkien's life and works, [8] and an editorial introduction by Stuart D. Lee. [9] The rest of the book is divided into five main thematic areas: Life, The Academic, The Legendarium, Context ...
From 'Children of Blood and Bone' to 'A Wrinkle in Time,' here are the 20 best fantasy books to indulge your inner child.
In a starred review, Kirkus commented on how the story was a "fairy tale [..] grounded in the realities of daily life in the time period", and that "even minor characters are given their own sets of longings and fears and impact the trajectory of the story". [18] Everdeen Mason of The Washington Post said: [19]
This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). [1] [2] The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with A to H) (ignoring "A", "An", and "The"); series are alphabetical by author-designated name or, if there is no such, some reasonable designation. Science-fiction novels and short-story collections are not included ...
The 2005–2010 Narnia film trilogy adapted from the novel series by Tolkien's friend C. S. Lewis were produced due to the popularity of The Lord of the Rings. George R. R. Martin acknowledged that Tolkien influenced his 2011–2019 Game of Thrones TV series and novels about medieval fantasy, while speaking about a movie about Tolkien's life.
The cover art for the three published books was created by Ian Leino, a childhood friend of Bancroft. Senlin Ascends was well appreciated by critics. Publishers Weekly ' s starred review described the "brilliant debut fantasy" as "steampunk and epic, surreal and yet grounded in believable logistics". [3]