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Spotlight
Top 25 Best Fantasy Books (BestFantasyBooks.com)
Top 100 Fantasy Books and Movies (Fantasy Books and Movies.com)
Resources
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General
Portal
Fantasy Guide,
Fantasy 100, Wikipedia
Dictionary
fantasy : a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely conceived as a fanciful design or invention — Webster
OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Fantasy is a genre of fiction set in a fictional universe, often (but not always) without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then developed into literature and drama. From the twentieth century it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels and video games.
Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these worlds. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes respectively, though these genres overlap.
In popular culture, the fantasy genre is predominantly of the medievalist form. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient myths and legends to many recent and popular works. — Wikipedia
Introduction
Fantasy Fiction: An Introduction (Lucie Armitt, Google Books)
Preservation
History
The Beginnings of Modern Fantasy (Fantasy Guide)
A brief history of fantasy (Fantasy 100)
History of Fantasy (Wikipedia)
Quotation
Library
Fantasy Bookshelf (Project Gutenberg)
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Participation
How to write a fantasy story (WikiHow.com)
Community
Event
Fantasy (Meetup.com), Comic-Con
News
Book
Fantasy Bookshelf (Project Gutenberg), ISBNdb
Government
Document
Expression
An Atlas of Fantasy (Wikipedia)
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Rowenna Miller’s Torn is a Very American...
by Emily Hughes on May 25, 2018 at 6:04 pm
For a fantasy novel so clearly based on the French Revolution, Torn's meditations on race, diaspora, and assimilation is distinctly American. The post Rowenna Miller’s Torn is a Very American Examination of Identity appeared first on Unbound Worlds. […]
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Neukom Institute Announces Winners of Speculative...
by Matt Staggs on May 25, 2018 at 5:12 pm
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50 Page Friday: The World of Lore: Monstrous...
by Brian Ronan on May 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Read the first fifty pages of Monstrous Creatures, Aaron Mahnke's first World of Lore book! The post 50 Page Friday: The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke appeared first on Unbound Worlds. […]
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So You Want to Read Viking Fantasy Fiction:...
by Matt Staggs on May 24, 2018 at 9:30 pm
Axe-wielding bearded warriors, longboats, Odin and Thor, trolls, berserkers, valkyries, and icy seas: These are some of the things that make Viking Fantasy. The post So You Want to Read Viking Fantasy Fiction: Here’s Where to Start appeared first on Unbound Worlds. […]
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Michael Moreci’s We Are...
by Emily Hughes on May 24, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Michael Moreci's Star Wars-inspired Black Star Renegades burst onto the scene in January - check out the cover for book two now! The post Exclusive Cover Reveal: Michael Moreci’s We Are Mayhem appeared first on Unbound Worlds. […]