Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In terms of books, fantasy might be the oldest literary genre, dating back to ancient texts like the Illiad and Beowulf. The most moving stories use magical devices as a foil for the real world ...
From 'Children of Blood and Bone' to 'A Wrinkle in Time,' here are the 20 best fantasy books to indulge your inner child.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). [1] [2] The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with I to R) (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 ...
Tamora Pierce (born 1954), author of the Tortall books, The Song of the Lioness series and the Circle of Magic books; Ricardo Pinto (born in 1961), author of The Stone Dance of the Chameleon series; Tim Powers (born 1952), author of The Anubis Gates; Anne Plichota, author of Oksa Pollock; C. L. Polk (born 1969), author of The Kingston Cycle
Eldon Thompson's The Legend of Asahiel series; J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and other books set in Middle-earth [4] [6] Licia Troisi’s The Emerged Word series, The Dragon Girl series, Nashira’s Reigns series and Pandora series; Megan Whalen Turner's The Queen's Thief series; S.I.U.'s Tower of God
Here are the best new fantasy and sci-fi books to read in 2024, from authors including Heather Fawcett, Nisi Shawl, Danielle L. Jensen, and Sofia Samatar.
Although fantasy had long existed in various forms around the world before his time, J. R. R. Tolkien has been called the "father of fantasy", and The Lord of the Rings its centre. That novel, published in 1954–5, enormously influenced fantasy writing, establishing in particular the form of high or epic fantasy , set in a secondary or fantasy ...