(Notable Quotables is a meme originally brought to you by the Bewitched Bookworms. Every Monday you’re invited to share a favorite quote or two from the books you’ve been reading.) The Fantasy genre is one of my favorites. This includes the obvious things like dragons, witches, and make-believe places, but Fantasy is a more flexible…
Tag: fantasy
Have you dreamed of owning a dragon? Now you can.
Title: How to Raise and Keep a Dragon Author: “John Topsell” (Joseph Nigg) Genre: Children’s Literature Publication Date: 2006 How to Raise and Keep a Dragon is the go-to guide for anyone who is interested in purchasing, keeping, training, and showing a dragon. Written by John Topsell, descendant of the great historian Edward Topsell, this…
“Death has its perks.”
Titles: Magic Study and Fire Study Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: YA Fiction Publication Dates: 2006 and 2008 Maria V. Snyder is one of my new favorite authors; I got more than a little obsessed with Poison Study, and my resolve not to buy any more ebooks lasted approximately one week. My customary rock-solid resistance…
“Everyone can remember where they were when the BookWorld was remade.”
Title: One of Our Thursdays is Missing Author: Jasper Fforde Genre: Fiction – Fantasy Publication Date: 2010 (Europe release) Thursday5 is stressed. Readership is almost nonexistent, her Designated Love Interest turns out to be a criminal, an unpublished book crashes in her genre, and to top it off, the real Thursday has disappeared. There is…
“The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone.”
Title: The Last Unicorn Author: Peter S. Beagle Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: 1968 Purchase Price: $15.00 (paperback) Gothic Reading Challenge This book is the first I’ve tackled for the Gothic Reading Challenge. It wasn’t on my list of planned books, but I was halfway through it and realize it fit the Gothic bill. Check out…