fantasy fiction

As the title says, it's a long shot. When I was 9-10 or so our teacher read us a book, probably about half a chapter a day, if our lessons had gone well. Although he read it in Dutch, I suspect it was a translation from an English book, as it had a fantasy theme and Dutch fantasy is...

An appreciation of Fritz Lieber's Conjure Wife The story published in 1943 tells of women who are witches, their men are unaware of how their spouses are controlling their advancement, until one happens upon their secret. The couple then have to confront powerful dark forces, the plot takes...

It seems to me that the classic villains in fantasy and science fiction are somewhat superficial. Like, what are their goals besides being evil? Let's take The Lord of The Rings, a story most people here are probably familiar with. Sauron wants the ring in order to "enslave the world" and bring...

Just wondering anyone has read the first two books in this series: The Name of the Wind The Wise Man's Fear A third is probably still a few years away. This work has got lots of nice mystery and clues in it that open it up to discussion and speculation. For those who haven't read the series...

Although the thread title is something of a parody (inspired by my misreading of another thread), I'm actually hoping for a semi-serious discussion. What magical objects from fantasy fiction (or tech objects from SciFi) seem somehow ironic to you? For example, one of Saberhagen's 12 Swords of...

I've been reading eddings and Jordan WoT - yes I know it's not great stuff but I find it relaxing. so I am looking for a new series to read. Anyone have any suggestions?

Anybody hang out at any sci-fi or fantasy forums or blogs? Which do you like and why?

I had the good fortune to pick up a large carton of comics and books mainly in sf-fantasy genre at a remarkably low price. While there were some authors i was familiar with i came across atleast four books by James Barclay. A cursory reading of the blurb suggests he is a fantasy writer. My...

One of my favorite fantasy and comic artists has passed away. I have an 1st edition print of his Battlestar Galactica poster on my wall, as well as the Ringo Starr portrait from Mad Magazine. Some of his stuff is NSFW, but here's the "official" unofficial site. http://www.frankfrazetta.org/

I have always loved fantasy, from classic Winnie the Pooh, the Wind in the Willows, Bilbo Baggins to the modern sword and sorcery writers. For me the master of all is the genius writer Terry Pratchett who wrote the Discworld series. I also loved science. From a boy reading about the Galaxy...

Hello there. I've been looking for good books in my two favourite genres, Fantasy and Science Fiction, ever since I finished A Feast for Crows. I've been floundering between various short books for a few months now, and I want a weighty series to get my teeth into. The problem is that most of...

RIP http://www.dragonmount.com/ So he pulled a Frank Herbert, dying before his final tome is out. Apparently he left behind a lot of notes and outlines, even dictated some, so it's possible that the final volume will come out. I hope so... even if I hate WoT now, I want to see some closure to...

Well I'm a fan. Random quotes and the occasional reference to TP appear sporadically on the forum so I know there are closet TP aficionados lurking out there so I thought it about time to have a thread devoted to his work. Not knowing quite where to start something like this and hoping that...

Whats your favorite Sf or fantasy book or books. Why? Do you hate any of them? Why? (I loathe Harry Potter, but then again...) What do you think of Gene Wolf, who's sort of a Christian?

I haven't seen a thread about the greatest fantasy cycle ever, so I'll make one. :D Who has read this wonderful series? Discuss. Your favourite characters (POV or non-POV), your theories (about the future, or Jon's mother, or the three heads of the dragons, whatever), your observations...

OK, I love the concept of fantasy, but I hate 99% of what's been produced in the genre. Yet I am still willing to give it a try so I need some suggestions, but with a few constraints. -No Tolkien. I love the guy but I read pretty much everything he's written. -No Moorcock. His only redeeming...

Any one have any recommendations? I have already read Tolkien's Books many times, Harry Potter, Tales of Narnia, etc. However, most others I have grabbed I have found less than stellar.