by Courtney Vice We all remember our first fantasy experience. Whether you were binge-reading Tolkien nestled in between the bookshelves at your local library or was fascinated with the mythical world of Harry Potter when you first saw Daniel Radcliffe’s glasses clad face on the big screen, fantasy had a way of slipping a little magic and mystique into our
Read more*Disclaimer: this list is in no particular order. Eru Ilúvatar – Eru is the supreme deity in the Middle Earth mythos. Featured most prominently in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Eru is the deity of Creation, the father of the Children (Elves and Men), and king over all lesser “deities” (Ainur). Most interesting fact: Eru is an analogue for the Judeo-Christian God
Read moreJust over a quarter into the previous century, two literary genres were coming into their own: science-fiction and fantasy. Certainly, there were precursor stories to these genres written by the likes of H.G. Wells and George Macdonald, but they were not the “modern” forms we recognize today. Emerging as they were, we owe a great deal of gratitude to those
Read moreK.M. Alexander’s The Stars Were Right is a story about people getting murdered and other people trying to figure out why. After three weeks on trail, caravan master Waldo Bell returns to the fantasy city of Lovat. With nothing on his mind but a shower and dinner, he collects his payment and sets out to do his errands. However, a
Read moreThis story is about a pretty typical teenage boy. Seventeen-year old Marvin resents his stepfather, struggles to communicate with his mother, cannot hold a coherent conversation with a female, and is indefatigably determined to do exactly the opposite of his father. Pretty standard, right? Until it isn’t.
Read moreLet me begin with an “I love Neil Gaiman.” I want to be completely honest about the potential bias (though I don’t think it exists here). Gaiman’s writing is everything I love when reading. Now, let’s move on. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a story of childhood reminiscence. Our unnamed protagonist and narrator finds himself in
Read moreJust in time for the Christmas break we’ve brought you another list of selected fantasy reads, courtesy of Inkitt. This bumper list of 19 titles was compiled by Eleanna as a selection of the fantasy books available. So dig in to the below titles and let us know your thoughts! 1. Token Huntress, a Fantasy/Romance novel by Kia Carrington-Russell The sun’s
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It’s time for another selection on Inkitt’s very best submitted work. This time we’re focusing on some Fantasy books, rather than the Science Fiction of previous posts. Curated by Alex at Inkitt, this is a selection of some of the very best Fantasy on the site.
Read moreAbuse of Power is a fantasy novella introducing Brian W. Foster’s Rise of Mages series. It tells the tale of the meeting of August Asher and Alaina. August is a duke’s son and heir to his duchy, Alaina is a fugitive accused of being a mage. Set in a realm referred to as the three kingdoms, magic is outlawed and the
Read moreGS Scott warned me before reading this novella that the themes were dark, and he wasn’t lying. Torture, rape and imprisonment all feature in this dark fantasy that pulls no punches when in comes to content. It was an interesting introduction to what the author clearly wants to be an ongoing series. Telling the story of “The Girl” who is held
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