A Guide to Fantasy Literature

A Guide to Fantasy Literature

â€œ. . . interesting, learned and accessible thoughts on all aspects of fantasy fiction. . . . A Guide to Fantasy Literature is a very good book. Anyone with a strong interest in fantasy literature will come away from Martinâ€™s guide knowing more than what they arrived with.â€
â€” January Magazine

A Guide to Fantasy Literature is a wide-ranging look at the magic of fantasy storytelling and why it delights and enchants readers of all ages. The book discusses the nature of the best writing, from tales of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Narnia to other diverse examples of classic high fantasy, dark fantasy, fairy-tale, magic realism, and adventure-fantasy tales.

The book examines the major building blocks of fantasy fiction, and discusses its popularity today. Includes material from interviews and samples of outstanding passages from the writings of the best fantasists, drawing an inclusive picture of a vibrant literary community.

The book connects literary and genre approaches, and explores the roots of fantasy in investigations of faith and belief, wonder and awe, in ways that distinguish the field from science-fiction speculative fiction.

Note: This is a substantially revised edition based on an earlier work, A Writerâ€™s Guide to Fantasy Literature (ISBN 0-87116-195-8), published by The Writer Books (2002, now out of print). The new edition is oriented more broadly to a general audience of readers and writers of fantasy.

Praise for the original 2002 edition (A Writerâ€™s Guide to Fantasy Literature):

â€œA genuinely valuable book, intelligently assembled and edited.â€
â€” Peter S. Beagle, World Fantasy Award winner

â€œRich with insights, thorough and knowledgeable, itâ€™s the best and most reliable guide to a multi-faceted subject. At heart, itâ€™s a work of deep love and understanding of a powerful literary genre.â€
â€” Lloyd Alexander, Newbery Award winner

â€œThe book is really practical and stimulatingâ€”unlike many in the field.â€
â€” Joan Aiken, winner of the Guardian Award

Philip Martin is a folklorist, award-winning author, and book editor who has worked with award-winning childrenâ€™s and adult fiction. He has produced audio, photo-documentary, and written studies of cultural heritage, as well as a number of instructional guides for writers, and is editor of a 2-volume anthology on craft and career for writers, The New Writerâ€™s Handbook. He directs Great Lakes Literary, helping emerging authors create their best work and get published.

Country	USA
Author	Philip Martin
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781883953553
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Crispin Books
Manufacturer	Crispin Books
NumberOfPages	144
PublicationDate	2013-11-10
Publisher	Crispin Books
ReleaseDate	2013-11-10
Studio	Crispin Books

A Guide to Fantasy Literature

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