Readers' Resources

Fantasy

Fantasy Fiction

 

1. Short definition of the Fantasy genre

 

Fantasy fiction features stories set in fanciful, invented worlds or in a legendary, mythic past. The stories themselves are often epics or quests, frequently involving magic. The enormous popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels demonstrates the wide appeal of this genre.

 

from Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre_fiction

 

 

2. Become a Fantasy Guru! A Brief Overview of the Fantasy Genre

 Fantasy Genre Overview (Power Point Presentation .ppt)

 

 

3. Fantasy Fiction Sub-genre Booklist

 Fantasy Genre Study (Acrobat Reader .pdf)

Fantasy Genre Study (Microsoft Word .doc)

 

 

4. Fantasy Genre Staff Picks Booklist

Fantasy Genre Staff Picks booklist.pdf

 

 

5. Provo City Library Fantasy Booklists:

• Fantastic Fiction Booklist
• If You Like Harry Potter. . .Teen Fantasy Books
• Fractured Fairy Tales

 

 

6. Fantasy Websites:

 

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  "The ISFDB is a community effort to catalog works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It links together various types of bibliographic data: author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books."

• Sci-Fan

  Helping readers discover new science fiction and fantasy books and authors. Updated almost daily, with the ambition to make it a comprehensive and accurate resource for bibliographies and biographies.

• SFF.net (Recommended Fantasy Author List)

  Alphabetical list of Fantasy authors and their works.

• SF Site

  Discover more great science fiction and fantasy books and their authors here.

• SFWA.org

  The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. official homepage. This site lists award winners, author information, news and more.

• SurLaLune Fairy Tales

  Portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated fairy tales, numerous unique ebooks, illustrations, and booklists of modern interpretations.

 

7. Fantasy Book Awards:

 

• British Fantasy Awards

  The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971.

• Locus Awards

  Yearly award presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll of favorite science fiction and fantasy titles.

• Prix Aurora Awards

  The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association annual awards since 1980.

• World Fantasy Awards

  Started in 1975, the World Fantasy Awards are an annual, international award given to authors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of Fantasy.

 

 

 

8. Books about Fantasy Fiction available at the Provo City Library:

 

• Fluent in Fantasy: A Guide to Reading Interests. Diana Tixier Herald. Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
• Encountering Enchantment: A Guide to Speculative Fiction for Teens. Susan Fichtelberg and Diana Tixier Herald. Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
• First Contact: A Reader's Selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Bonnie Kunzel. Scarecrow Press, 2001.
• Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction 6th ed. Diana Tixier Herald. Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
• The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. Joyce G. Saricks. American Library Association, 2001.
• Teen Genreflecting, 2nd ed. Diana Tixier Herald. Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
• What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? Neil Barron. Gale, 1998.

 

 

9. Fantasy magazines available at the Provo City Library

 

• Locus