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By Rebecca LuElla Miller So on to The Lord of the Rings. What made those books so successful? Here are some lines from reviews posted at Barnes and Noble: Boston Herald A masterful story — an epic in its own way — with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry and fantasy..

Since the publication of The Colour of Magic 25 years ago, Terry Pratchett has been spinning tales of comedic fantasy set on Discworld. The realm sits as a disc on the back of four elephants who, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, swimming through space, and it gets more complex from...

By Jacob Aron Nation, however, is straight fiction - and also Pratchett’s first non-Discworld novels in a while. Set 150 years ago, it’s about a boy named Mau who returns from the ritual that will make him a man to find his island home has been ...

The New York Times review of Christopher Paolini's dragon-loving Eragon perhaps describes it best: "For all its flaws, is an authentic work of great talent." Paolini, for all his nearly 25 years, is an arguably talented fantasy writer ...

By anna braga le'te One other thing that's evident is that Eragon adores Arya. Every time he talks about her and tries to approach her, I end up laughing. I mean, Eragon is like sixteen years old and Arya is like a hundred or more. ...

 OH - Anathem stands tall next to Stephenson's Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon as well as works by other science-fiction writers starting with Jules Verne. ...

By scottsh REVIEW SUMMARY: The 5th book in a series, this novel keeps up the quality work seen in previous efforts with a darker tale. MY RATING: REVIEW SUMMARY: The 5th book in a series, this novel keeps up the quality work seen in previous efforts with a darker tale.

By ntrlstgrl I've finally read the 2nd "Temeraire" book by Naomi Novik: Throne of Jade is just as good as His Majesty's Dragon, which was a tremendous relief! I enjoyed the first book so much I wanted to enjoy the 2nd too (and I am looking forward to the rest...currently there are 5) and I did. There is more/dif ...

By Polarboy F*ck that Eragon bullsh*t, this is the kind of dragon story I really like to see! Sure, the movie isn't built on a huge budget but the CGI is pretty decent and the entire feel of the movie does a pretty good job at sending a message to ...

By 1337g33k “Al got an advance review copy of neal Stephenson’s new book Anathem – which looks really good! — and discovered that it came wiht a CD of music inspired by the story. Incredibly weird, wonderful music. ...

By Cory Doctorow Al got an advance review copy of neal Stephenson's new book Anathem -- which looks really good! -- and discovered that it came wiht a CD of music inspired by the story. Incredibly weird, wonderful music. I’ve just listened to several of ...

By ajmarra The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II had a lot going for it, but overpowered military units, unbalanced difficulty levels, and a serious identity crisis left the game feeling average, boring, and not so Lord of the Rings-ish. If you're a huge fan of Lord of the Rings, you might w...

By Morvelaira This lovely guide to the classes in Lord of the Rings Online is mainly aimed at selecting a class and less on how to play one. It also offers handy information on how much of the population plays that class so you can figure out where you might be needed.

leigh9024's review: "The Harry Potter series has been read by all ages by all kinds of people, but even the most experience literary readers can enjoy Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This is the first book of seven and the journey of the wizard Harry Potter begins to unfold. It's amazi...

By Wendy We’re incredibly excited to announce that Amazon has purchased J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard at an auction held by Sotheby’s in London. The book of five wizarding fairy tales, referenced in the last book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is one of...

By Monika Bartyzel I don't think that I've ever been half as impressed with a series of films as I've been with Potter's trip to the big screen. It's the sort of franchise that instigates excitement and still pays off in the face of huge expectations. This time around, the kids finally have enough of the stodgy ad...

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And Novik finds herself literally lost in the weeds at times - taking paragraphs to describe landscape and appearances that aren't integral to the story. The story seems somewhat disjoint - with the major issues in Africa left unsolved and seemingly forgotten after they return to Britai...

By dpulliam Disclaimer: I’ve never cracked one of the Potter books or watched more than a few minutes of the movies, so take this review of the recent splurge of news on the Christian message contained in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with a grain of salt. I have been fascinated by the news coverag...

By High Heels Five Dolls in a House series by Helen Clare Famous Five series by Enid Blyton Bobby Brewster, Boy Detective series by H.E. Todd Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton Peanuts series by Charles Schultz (Yes, it's a comic strip - but it's literature in my opinion!)

By Scott McLemee But no ,—she meant it literally, and it didn’'t sound like she minded. She'’s been re-reading the entire series. Since the start of July, Newsday has run one item on Potter-mania per day, which is the sort of thing editors do only when firmly convinced that a significant share of the audience...