Gruppo Editoriale Armenia
Armenia Edizioni is an Italian publisher founded by Giovanni Armenia in 1972. Armenia specializes in two areas: one deals with fantasy novels, the other concerns paranormal phenomena, astrology and new age. It also publishes several books dealing with oriental philosophies and styles of life, as well as essays of pedagogy and psychology. Armenia is also the publisher of the Italian editions of Louise Hay's books. Fantasy and science-fiction During the 1970s, Armenia published one of the most popular Italian science-fiction magazines, ''Robot'', edited by Vittorio Curtoni, as well as a series of novels issued under the same label. Armenia was one of the first publishers in Italy to publish novels in the fantasy genre. Among its most important fantasy series are Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms; authors published by Armenia include Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, R. A. Salvatore, Jean Rabe, Terry Brooks, Ed Greenwood, and Richard A. Knaak Richard A. Knaak (born May 28, 1961 in ...
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ...
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