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List Of Fantasy Novels (I–R)
This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). 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 here. I *'' The Idylls of the Queen'' by Phyllis Ann Karr *'' Ile-Rien'' series by Martha Wells *'' The Immortals'' series by Tamora Pierce *''Incarnations of Immortality'' series by Piers Anthony *'' The Incorruptibles'' by John Hornor Jacobs *'' Inda (novel)'' by Sherwood Smith *'' In the Forests of Serre'' by Patricia McKillip *''The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman'' (aka ''The War of Dreams'') by Angela Carter *'' Ingo'' series by Helen Dunmore *''The Inheritance Cycle'' by Christopher Paolini **''Eragon'', ''Eldest'', ''Brisingr'', ''Inheritance'' *''Inheritance'' by Steven Savile *'' Ink Exchange , Wicked Lovely'' by Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving 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 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 myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic, magic pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel '' Crown Duel''. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the '' Exordium'' series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the '' Solar Queen'' universe. In 2001, her short story " Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her ''Wren's War'' was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and ''The Spy Princess'' were Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists. Biography Sherwood Smith was born May 28, 1951, in Glendale, California. On her website, Smith describes herself as a middle-aged woman who has been married for over thirty years. Besides writing, she taught part-time at a K-8 school, though she is now r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (Paolini Novel)
''Inheritance'' (or Vault of Souls) is a 2011 novel written by American author Christopher Paolini. It is the fourth and final novel in The Inheritance Cycle tetralogy. The Inheritance Cycle was originally intended to be a trilogy, but Paolini has stated that during writing, the length of '' Brisingr'' grew, and the book was split into two parts to be published separately. Because of this, many plot elements originally intended for ''Brisingr'' are in ''Inheritance''. Since the release of ''Inheritance'', Paolini has expressed his future interest in expanding upon Alagaësia and the Inheritance Cycle. In an interview, he talked about a potential "book five," a prequel centering on Brom, and said that he has planned "around seven more stories set in Alagaësia — and one of those is in fact a series." Development Decision for a fourth book In a video that was released on October 30, 2007, Christopher Paolini stated that during the work on the third book, he realized it would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisingr
''Brisingr'' is the third novel in the ''Inheritance Cycle'' by Christopher Paolini. It was released on September 20, 2008. Originally, Paolini intended to conclude the then ''Inheritance Trilogy'' in three books, but during writing the third book he decided that the series was too complex to conclude in one book, because the single book would be close to 1,500 pages long. A deluxe edition of ''Brisingr'', which includes removed scenes and previously unseen art, was released on October 13, 2009. ''Brisingr'' focuses on the story of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue their quest to overthrow the corrupt ruler of the Empire, Galbatorix. Eragon is one of the last remaining Dragon Riders, a group that governed the fictional nation of Alagaësia, where the series takes place. ''Brisingr'' begins almost immediately after the preceding novel ''Eldest'' concludes. Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, the book s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldest
''Eldest'' is the second novel in the '' Inheritance Cycle'' by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to '' Eragon''. It was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. ''Eldest'' has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like ''Eragon'', ''Eldest'' became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. A deluxe edition of ''Eldest'' was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author. Other editions of ''Eldest'' are translated into different languages. ''Eldest'' begins following several important events in ''Eragon''. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering on their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda to join the Varden, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eragon
''Eragon'' is the first book in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters. His parents saw the final manuscript and in 2001 decided to self-publish ''Eragon;'' Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. The book was discovered by novelist Carl Hiaasen, who got it re-published by Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003. The book tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon, who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains. The stone is revealed to be a dragon egg, and a dragon he later names Saphira hatches from it. When the evil King Galbatorix finds out about the egg, he sends monstrous servants to acquire it, making Eragon and Saphira flee from their hometown wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Paolini
Christopher James Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for '' The Inheritance Cycle'', which consists of the books '' Eragon'', ''Eldest'', '' Brisingr'', ''Inheritance'', and the follow up short story collection '' The Fork, the Witch and the Worm''. His first science fiction novel, '' To Sleep in a Sea of Stars'', was published on September 15, 2020. He lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he wrote his first book. Early life Paolini was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in the area of Paradise Valley, Montana. His family members include his parents, Kenneth Paolini and Talita Hodgkinson, and his younger sister, Angela Paolini. Home schooled for the duration of his education, Paolini graduated from high school at the age of 15 through a set of accredited correspondence courses from the American School of Correspondence in Lansing, Illinois. Career He started his work on his first novel, '' Eragon'', at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inheritance Cycle
''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the "Inheritance Trilogy") until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books. The book series as a whole received mixed reviews by critics, but has gained both popularity and commercial success. The first book in the series, '' Eragon'', was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001, and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25, 2003. The second book in the series, ''Eldest'', was published by Knopf on August 23, 2005. Both were New York Times bestsellers. The third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Dunmore
Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children's writer. Her best known works include the novels ''Zennor in Darkness'', '' A Spell of Winter'' and '' The Siege'', and her last book of poetry '' Inside the Wave''. She won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction, the National Poetry Competition, and posthumously the Costa Book Award. Biography Dunmore was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, in 1952, the second of four children of Betty (''née'' Smith) and Maurice Dunmore. She attended Sutton High School, London and Nottingham Girls' High School, then direct grant grammar schools. She studied English at the University of York, and lived in Finland for two years (1973–75) and worked as a teacher. She lived after that in Bristol. Dunmore was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). Some of Dunmore's children's books are included in reading schemes for use in schools. In March 2017, she published her last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingo (novel)
''Ingo'' is a children's novel by English writer Helen Dunmore, published in 2005 and the first of the Ingo pentalogy (followed by '' The Tide Knot'', '' The Deep'', '' The Crossing of Ingo'' and ''Chronicles of Ingo: Stormswept'' (2012). Plot summary Sapphire (Sapphy) is inside St. Senara's church, Cornwall, with her father Mathew Trewhella. He shows her the carved Zennor Mermaid chair and tells her the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, in which a Mer falls in love with a human man who swims away with her, becoming Mer. He reveals the man's name is Mathew Trewhella, but claims his identical name is a coincidence. Later, on Midsummer Night, Mathew sings Peggy Gordon while gazing at the sea. The song references 'Ingo', a realm 'far across the briny sea'. For the next three nights, Mathew goes out sailing, returning with wet clothes. On the third night, he does not return. Many locals presume he has drowned or run off with another woman, but Sapphy and her brother Conor secretly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Carter
Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, Stalker; 7 May 1940 – 16 February 1992), who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works. She is best known for her book'' The Bloody Chamber'', which was published in 1979. In 2008, ''The Times'' ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, '' Nights at the Circus'' was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Biography Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne, in 1940, to Sophia Olive (née Farthing; 1905–1969), a cashier at Selfridge's, and journalist Hugh Alexander Stalker (1896–1988), Carter was evacuated as a child to live in Yorkshire with her maternal grandmother. After attending Streatham and Clapham High School, in south London, she began work as a journalist on ''The Croydon Advertiser'', following in her father's footst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War Of Dreams
''The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman'', published in the United States as ''The War of Dreams'', is a 1972 novel by Angela Carter. This picaresque novel is heavily influenced by surrealism, Romanticism, critical theory, and other branches of Continental philosophy. Its style is an amalgam of magical realism and postmodern pastiche. The novel has been called a theoretical fiction, as it clearly engages in some of the theoretical issues of its time, notably feminism, mass media and the counterculture. Plot introduction Set in an unspecified Latin American country, the novel features Desiderio, a government minister in the main city, currently under attack by Doctor Hoffman's reality-distorting machines. Desiderio embarks on a journey to find Hoffman's former physics teacher, eventually bringing him to Hoffman's castle. Plot summary The novel presents the story from the perspective of Desiderio, a bureau member in the main city currently under the attack of Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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