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List Of High Fantasy Fiction
This list contains a variety of examples of high fantasy or epic fantasy fiction. The list is ordered alphabetically by author or originator's last name. A separate section is included for non-print media. Works A * Joe Abercrombie's ''The First Law ''trilogy * Daniel Abraham's ''The Long Price Quartet'' series and '' The Dagger and the Coin'' series * Lloyd Alexander's ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' * Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen Series * Hans Joachim Alpers's ''Die Piraten des Südmeers'' * Poul Anderson's ''Three Hearts and Three Lions'' * Piers Anthony's ''Xanth'' * Sarah Ash's '' The Tears of Artamon'' trilogy * Robert Asprin's ''MythAdventures'' B * R. Scott Bakker's ''Prince of Nothing'' series * L. Frank Baum's '' Oz'' series and Gregory Maguire's ''The Wicked Years'', a revisionist version of the same setting * Peter S. Beagle's ''The Last Unicorn'' * Frank Beddor's '' The Looking Glass Wars'' * John Bellairs's ''The Face in the Frost'' * Andrei Belyanin's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Fantasy
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, Plymouth. 2005. The term "high fantasy" was coined by Lloyd Alexander in a 1971 essay, "High Fantasy and Heroic Romance", which was originally given at the New England Round Table of Children's Librarians in October 1969. Characteristics High fantasy is set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. This secondary world is usually internally consistent, but its rules differ from those of the primary world. By contrast, low fantasy is characterized by being set on Earth, the primary or real world, or a rational and familiar fictional world with the inclusion of magical elements. The romances of William Morris, such as ''The Well at the World's End'', set in an imaginary medieval world, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MythAdventures
''MythAdventures'' or ''Myth Adventures'' is a fantasy series created by Robert Asprin, Robert Lynn Asprin. After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books. After his death in May 2008, she intended to complete their plans. The ''Myth Adventures'' are noted for and popular for their whimsical nature, myriad characters, and liberal use of puns. After the first book, every title turns on the similarity between the word "myth" and the prefix "mis-" or the word "miss". The inaugural title, ''Another Fine Myth'', puns on the phrase "another fine mess". Chapters are usually headed by made-up quotes by famous or semi-famous persons. The first book was advertised under that title, ''Another Fine Mess'', from Oliver Hardy's often-used catchphrase directed towards his film comedy partner Stan Laurel, supposedly "This is another fine mess you've gotten me into." (The actual catchphrase referred to "another ''nice'' mess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Etched City
''The Etched City'' is the first novel (and the only one published to date) of the Australian science-fiction writer K. J. Bishop. It was published for the first time by Prime Books in 2003 (cover art done by K. J. Bishop herself), then by Tor / Pan Macmillan (in 2004 and 2005) and by Bantam Spectra (in 2004). Analysis ''The Etched City'' is a fantasy about love, unexplainable magics, and exile. The novel has a style often described as New Weird, similar to the works of China Miéville, set in a society with a vaguely Victorian technology level. We read about two old friends, Raule – a healer and Gwynn – a bounty hunter, running from their homeland of Copper Country, chased by the winning side of the civil war they fought in. They reach the city of Ashamoil to start a new life, but they face unexpected and surreal trials. The first few chapters show the pair moving together through Copper Country, a region with a part-Wild West, part-Arabian feel. They arrive and part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Bemmann
Hans Bemmann (April 27, 1922 in Groitzsch near Leipzig – April 1, 2003 in Bonn) was a German writer. Hans Bemmann studied German language and literature and musicology in Innsbruck. He worked as an editor at the Austrian ''Borromäuswerk'', an association of Catholic libraries, from 1954 and continued to work in this function in Bonn from 1956 to 1987. Between 1971 and 1983 he gave lectures in German studies at the ''Pädagogische Hochschule Bonn''. He also worked as a lecturer at the ''Bonner Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut'' until 1993. In the 1960s he used the pen name Hans Martinson for his publications. Work Hans Bemmann's literary breakthrough was the fairytale fantasy novel ''The Stone and the Flute'', published in 1983, which tells the adventures of a young man called ''Listener'' in an idyllic fairytale world. A magic stone and a magic flute are meant to show him the way to happiness, but because of his lack of knowledge of human nature and his naiveté he abuses his pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Belyanin
Andrei Olegovich Belyanin (born 24 January 1967, Astrakhan) is a Russian science fiction and fantasy writer, who wrote at least 15 novels with many of them selling over 2 million copies. He is especially known for humour and parody in his fiction. Belyanin's novels are mostly ironical chrono-operas, where the pun is based on anachronisms. Belyanin is married. He had a son, Ivan, who was kidnapped in 2004 for sake of ransom. Although the kidnappers were arrested a few days after, Ivan Belyanin was found dead, as they killed him at the day of the kidnapping. The criminals, brothers Kirill and Ivan Kostylev, both were sentenced to prison.BBCRussian author's son found dead/ref> List of works Novels Series *''Sword with No Name'' ("Меч Без Имени") **''Sword with No Name '' ("Меч Без Имени", 1997) - a modern-day man visits a medieval castle. After trying to show off to his wife by fighting with a fake sword, he comes upon the sword without a name, which choose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face In The Frost
''The Face in the Frost'' is a short fantasy novel by American author John Bellairs published in 1969. Unlike most of his later works, this book is meant for adult readers. It centers on two accomplished wizards, Prospero ("and not the one you're thinking of") and Roger Bacon, tracking down the source of a great magical evil. The subject matter prompted Ursula K. Le Guin to say of the novel, "''The Face in the Frost'' takes us into pure nightmare before we know it—and out the other side." This novel was listed in the "recommended reading" list in the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' by Gary Gygax. Although being listed, it was not an influence on the formation of the game. In a review of the book by Gygax in Dragon (magazine) issue 22, he states, "As I have not read the book until recently, there is likewise no question of it influencing the game. Nonetheless, THE FACE IN THE FROST could have been a prime mover of the underlying spirit o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bellairs
John Anthony Bellairs (January 17, 1938 – March 8, 1991) was an American author best known for his fantasy novel ''The Face in the Frost'' and many Gothic mystery novels for children featuring the characters Lewis Barnavelt, Rose Rita Pottinger, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Most of his books were illustrated by Edward Gorey. Thirteen unfinished and original sequels to Bellairs' books have been written by Brad Strickland. At the time of his death, Bellairs' books had sold a quarter-million copies in hard cover and more than a million and a half copies in paperback. Biography Early life and education Bellairs was born in Marshall, Michigan, the son of Virginia (Monk) and Frank Edward Bellairs, a saloonkeeper. His hometown inspired the fictional town of New Zebedee, where he set his trilogy about Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger. Shy, overweight, and often bullied as a child, he became a voracious reader and a self-described "bottomless pit of useless informat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Looking Glass Wars
''The Looking Glass Wars'' is a series of three novels by Frank Beddor, heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and its 1871 sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass''. The premise is that the two books written by Lewis Carroll are a distortion of the "true story". ''The Looking Glass Wars'' is the first book in the trilogy. It was first released in the United Kingdom in 2004, and released in the United States in 2006. The second book in the trilogy, '' Seeing Redd'', was released in 2007 and the third book, ''ArchEnemy'', was released on October 15, 2009. The series includes a spin-off comic book series entitled ''Hatter M''. Plot The premise of the book is that Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel ''Alice in Wonderland'' was fiction, but that the character Alice and the world of Wonderland is real. Carroll's novel is said to have been inspired by the images, ideas, and names related by Alice to the author, whom she had requested to make a book o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Beddor
Frank Beddor (July 31, 1958) is an American former world champion freestyle skier, film producer, actor, stuntman, and author. He worked as a producer on ''There's Something About Mary'' and ''Wicked'', and wrote the book ''The Looking Glass Wars''. Life and career Beddor grew up in Excelsior, Minnesota. His parents often traveled and by age twelve, Beddor already knew how to barefoot-ski. After winning nationals, Beddor was invited to join the Olympic ski team. He went on tour in Europe for competitive skiing. Beddor was World Champion freestyler skier in 1981 and 1982. In 1985 Beddor played John Cusack's skiing stunt double in '' Better Off Dead''. Beddor moved to Los Angeles during this period and studied with acting coach Stella Adler. Part of Adler's method was encouraging her students to write the scene the character is in before stepping onstage. Later, Beddor started his career in producing. He worked as a producer on the 1998 film ''There's Something About Mary'' star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Unicorn
''The Last Unicorn'' is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the other unicorns. It has sold more than six million copies worldwide since its original publication, and has been translated into at least twenty-five languages (prior to the 2007 edition). In 1987, ''Locus'' ranked ''The Last Unicorn'' number five among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers; • See als"1987 Locus Poll Award" ISFDB. Retrieved 2012-04-25. it ranked number eighteen in the 1998 rendition of the poll. The Locus Online website links multiple pages providing the results of several polls and a little other information. Plot A group of human hunters pass through a forest in search of game. After days of coming up empty-handed, they beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter S
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wicked Years
''The Wicked Years'' is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', its 1939 film adaptation, and related books. This is a very different and cynical look at Oz than its depictions in the books by L. Frank Baum or the film(s). Unlike the originals, these books are targeted limitedly for mature readers, meaning they are not intended for children. This Oz is beset with many social problems like the discrimination against sentient animals (called Animals in the book) and racial tensions between the various human ethnic groups in Oz. Many of the protagonists in the ''Wizard of Oz'' are presented either as antagonists or neutral. The first book in the series, ''Wicked'', was adapted into a successful musical of the same name. The novels There are four books in the series. In 2021, the author continues with the story with the first novel in a three book series called: "Another Day." The first novel, publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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