Fantasy: Page: 2

This is page 2 of the Fantasy posts on Writers Write.


  • Vote For The Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles at NPR (2011-08-05): NPR has its listeners (and readers) voting on the best 100 science fiction and fantasy books of all time.

  • Stephenie Meyer Talks Writing Breaking Dawn (2011-07-23): Here is a video of Stephenie Meyer discussing Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight Saga.

  • George R.R. Martin Talks The Ice Dragon (2011-06-06): George R.R. Martin talks about his children's story, The Ice Dragon. The book evolved 20 years after it was a short story.

  • Orbit Starts Selling Short Stories in Ebook Form (2011-04-19): Orbit, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, has announced its digital short fiction program.

  • Orbit Books Shares Details About 2009 Fantasy Cover Art Trends (2010-08-21): Orbit Books has been running a series of fascinating infographics that reveal fantasy novel cover art trends for 2009.

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Book Trailer (2010-03-03): From Seth Grahame-Smith, the man who wrote the New York Times bestselling book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

  • Avon Buys Top Authors' Contracts From Dorchester (2010-01-14): Dorchester has sold the frontlist and backlist of a number of its top authors to Avon.

  • Rhianna Pratchett Talks Writing For Video Games (2009-06-27): Terry Pratchett's daughter Rhianna Pratchett has found success in the video game realm.

  • David Eddings Dies at 77 (2009-06-04): Bestselling fantasy author David Eddings has died at the age of 77.

  • Robert Jordan Dead At the Age of 58 (2007-09-19): Bestselling fantasy author James Oliver "Jim" Rigney Jr.

  • J.R.R. Tolkien Has a New Book Coming Out (2006-09-19): A new, previously unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien called The Children of Hurin will hit bookstores in April, 2007. Christopher Tolkien is helping to complete the work.

  • Graham Joyce Talks The Limits of Enchantment (2006-09-18): Novelist Graham Joyce discusses his book, The Limits of Enchantment (Atria), which is a finalist for a World Fantasy Award.

  • USA Today: Fantasy Comes of Age (2005-11-29): An article in USA Today says that many kids introduced to Harry Potter as young children are now high school teens and they are starting to read adult fantasy novels.

  • Author Chose Oz Over Hitler (2005-11-21): The Associated Press interviews Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which was the inspiration for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical.

  • John Marco and The Sword of Angels (2005-08-30): Patricia Kitchen of Newsday has an interesting article about why so many people say they long to write a book, but so few people ever achieve their writing goals.

  • Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Wins Hugo Award (2005-08-09): Susanna Clarke has won the Hugo Award for her novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

  • The Science of Middle Earth (2005-07-01): Lord of the Rings is often discussed as a perfect fantasy series with magic, fantastic settings and interesting creatures like elves, dragons, hobbits, dwarves and orcs.

  • Elizabeth Kostova and The Historian (2005-06-16): Associated Press journalist Sarah Karush provides an interesting interview with Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian (Little, Brown).

  • Lawrence Watt-Evans' Publishing Experiment (2005-05-16): Author Lawrence Watt-Evans is experimenting with offering the next book in his popular Legends of Ethshar series as a serial on his website.

  • A Conversation With Marjorie M. Liu (2005-05-01): Majorie Liu talks paranormal romance, fantasy/sf, fan-fictoin, Tiger Eye, book signings, blogging, Clarion, X-Men and more in this in-depth interview.

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