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Dan Hörning
Dan Hörning (born 10 March 1970) is a Swedish historical fantasy author. His publishing house is Neogames, and up to now he has published four novels: ''Svärdsspel i Hadarlon'' (2000; Swordplay in Hardalon), ''Stormens vandrare'' (2006; in English: The Wanderer of Storm), ''Nemea'' (2007) and ''Lasermannen'' (2009; in English: The Laser Man). ''Stormens vandrare'' is a first volume in his ''Mörkret'' (Darkness) trilogy, with two volumes to follow: ''Ljusets vandrare'' (The wanderer of light) and ''Drömmens vandrare'' (The wanderer of the dream) which have not yet been published. Hörning received his Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology, and works for the French corporation, :fr:Hi-media (entreprise), Hi-media. In his free time, Hörning enjoys MMA, role playing games, travelling, and studying other languages. He has been known to be an enthusiastic fan of Swedish-Norwegian fantasy writer Margit Sandemo. Hörning is the admin and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Fantasy
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those classed as King Arthur, Arthurian, Celts, Celtic, or Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages could just as easily be placed in historical fantasy. Stories fitting this classification generally take place prior to the 20th century. Films of this genre may have plots set in biblical times or classical antiquity. They often have plots based very loosely on mythology or legends of Greek-Roman history, or the surrounding cultures of the same era. Overview Historical fantasy usually takes one of three common approaches: # Magic in fiction, Magic, mythical creatures, such as dragons, or other supernatural elements, such as magic rings, co-exist invisibly with the mundane world, with the majority of people being unaware of it. In this, it has a clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
