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9781442256217 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, October 1, 2015, cover price $80.00
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9781138850231 | Routledge, September 1, 2015, cover price $145.00
As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-readingâabout all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com. Now this volumes presents a selection of the best of them, ranging from short essays to long reassessments of some of the field's most ambitious series.Among Walton's many subjects here are the Zones of Thought novels of Vernor Vinge; the question of what genre readers mean by "mainstream"; the underappreciated SF adventures of C. J. Cherryh; the field's many approaches to time travel; the masterful science fiction of Samuel R. Delany; Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children; the early Hainish novels of Ursula K. Le Guin; and a Robert A. Heinlein novel you have most certainly never read. Over 130 essays in all, What Makes This Book So Great is an immensely readable, engaging collection of provocative, opinionated thoughts about past and present-day fantasy and science fiction, from one of our best writers.
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9781472111609, titled "What Makes This Book So Great: Re-reading the Classics of Fantasy and Sf" | Gardners Books, January 16, 2014, cover price $43.00 | About this edition: As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books.
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9780765331946 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, February 24, 2015), cover price $15.99
Product Description: This important book by debut author Sonja Sadovsky shines new light on how three captivating minds shaped the course of history. The fantasy novels of Dion Fortune, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Diana L. Paxson influenced the image of the priestess in Neopagan and Goddess-centered spirituality throughout the world...read more
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9780738738000, titled "The Priestess & the Pen: Marion Zimmer Bradley, Dion Fortune, and Diana Paxson's Influence on Modern Paganism" | Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, December 8, 2014, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: This important book by debut author Sonja Sadovsky shines new light on how three captivating minds shaped the course of history.
Product Description: The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature...read more
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9780786495375 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, October 31, 2014, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres.
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9780786477661 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, July 24, 2014, cover price $29.95
9780373259823, titled "Two to Tangle" | Harlequin Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | also contains Two to Tangle
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9781590212615 | Lethe Pr, April 30, 2014, cover price $25.00
Product Description: As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading―about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems...read more
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9780765331939 | Tor Books, January 21, 2014, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books.
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9781608933990 | Down East Books, June 16, 2014, cover price $30.00
9781608932573 | Down East Books, November 7, 2013, cover price $30.00
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9781587674082 | Ltd sgd edition (Cemetery Dance Pubns, December 15, 2015), cover price $60.00
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9780451237996 | 1 edition (New Amer Library, April 2, 2013), cover price $17.00
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9780810891227 | Scarecrow Pr, April 18, 2013, cover price $83.00
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9781429838276 | Salem Pr Inc, May 1, 2013, cover price $95.00
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9780786468331 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 14, 2013, cover price $40.00
Product Description: Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays covering a full range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture. Topics covered include the twentieth-century fantasy fiction of Evangeline Walton, the Welsh presence in the films of Walt Disney, Welshness in folk music, video games, and postmodern literature...read more
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9780786461707 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, July 5, 2011, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays covering a full range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture.
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9780375864933 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 26, 2010, cover price $18.99
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9780375866722, titled "The Inheritance Almanac: An A-to-z Guide to the World of Eragon" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 26, 2010, cover price $12.99
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9780375966729, titled "The Inheritance Almanac: An A-to-z Guide to the World of Eragon" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 26, 2010, cover price $21.99
Product Description: Marvellous Fantasy contains academic contributions that examine significant fantasy books, films, television series, and music. The different approaches offer new insights into this popular genre, with the chapters providing a catalogue of analytical tools for the study of fantasy...read more
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9788773079621 | Aalborg Universitetsforlag, December 18, 2009, cover price $54.95 | About this edition: Marvellous Fantasy contains academic contributions that examine significant fantasy books, films, television series, and music.
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9781933771977 | Benbella Books, February 2, 2010, cover price $12.95
Product Description: From the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle. Alagaësia comes alive in a lush and detailed look at an unforgettable magical land...read more
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9780385617888 | Gardners Books, November 5, 2009, cover price $27.75 | About this edition: From the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle.
9780375858239 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, November 3, 2009, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: From the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle.
Product Description: Since his debut in 1932, Conan the Barbarian has been the preeminent sword and sorcery hero. Robert E. Howard created the genre with his original stories; Frank Frazetta's definitive Conan book covers set the standard for dynamic fantasy artwork; Roy Thomas, with Barry Windsor-Smith and later John Buscema, used the character to push the boundaries of comic-book adventure; and Arnold Schwarzenegger launched an amazing film career with his iconic portrayal of the barbarian...read more
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9781593076535 | Dh Pr, October 10, 2007, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Since his first appearance in a 1932 pulp magazine, Conan the Barbarian has enjoyed every success available to a fictional character.
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9781616551889, titled "Conan: The Phenomenon: The Legacy of Robert E. Howard's Fantasy Icon" | Dark Horse Comics, October 1, 2013, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Since his debut in 1932, Conan the Barbarian has been the preeminent sword and sorcery hero.
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9780373259823 | Harlequin Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | also contains A Quest of Her Own: Essays on the Female Hero in Modern Fantasy
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