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This comprehensive guide to the world of fantasy offers illuminating text and illustrations that explore the genre's evolution from its earliest forms to contemporary expressions, including Fairy Tales, Sword & Sorcery, and Shared Worlds. It delves into fantasy's representation in television and film, featuring chapters filled with intriguing facts about significant fantasy movies and the central themes of popular series, serials, teleplays, and TV movies. The guide highlights major fantasy authors and key figures from various media, contextualizing their works and renowned creations. Readers will encounter a diverse array of heroes, villains, companions, mythical beasts, and other beloved characters from the fantasy realm. Additionally, it examines DIY fantasy through computer games, role-playing games, wargames, trading-card games, board games, and game books. The exploration includes iconic fantasy universes such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, J. K. Rowling's Hogwarts, and Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Authored by a team of experts, this guide is richly illustrated with nearly 200 images and packed with fascinating facts, making it an essential reference for every fantasy enthusiast.
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The Definitive Illustrated Guide To Fantasy, David Pringle, Terry Pratchett
- Language
- Released
- 2003
- Binding
- (Hardcover),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €7.89
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- Title
- The Definitive Illustrated Guide To Fantasy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Pringle, Terry Pratchett
- Publisher
- Carlton Books Ltd
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN10
- 184442930X
- ISBN13
- 9781844429301
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- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- This comprehensive guide to the world of fantasy offers illuminating text and illustrations that explore the genre's evolution from its earliest forms to contemporary expressions, including Fairy Tales, Sword & Sorcery, and Shared Worlds. It delves into fantasy's representation in television and film, featuring chapters filled with intriguing facts about significant fantasy movies and the central themes of popular series, serials, teleplays, and TV movies. The guide highlights major fantasy authors and key figures from various media, contextualizing their works and renowned creations. Readers will encounter a diverse array of heroes, villains, companions, mythical beasts, and other beloved characters from the fantasy realm. Additionally, it examines DIY fantasy through computer games, role-playing games, wargames, trading-card games, board games, and game books. The exploration includes iconic fantasy universes such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, J. K. Rowling's Hogwarts, and Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Authored by a team of experts, this guide is richly illustrated with nearly 200 images and packed with fascinating facts, making it an essential reference for every fantasy enthusiast.