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Title: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy: The Definitive Illustrated Guide by David Pringle, Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0-87951-937-1 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fun, informative book
Comment: I've really enjoyed this book so far, it's very informative, and is beautifully designed. In 250 pages you can only cover so much of the fantasy universe, but I think they did a good job.
I did notice that there are a lot of opinions, but there are many more facts, and the opinions make for a slightly more interesting read than just facts, as long as you take them with a grain of salt. I didn't notice overly negative opinions though, I saw a mix of positive and negative. And face it, a lot of pulp and mass-produced fantasy entertainment isn't of the best quality, that's just reality; I don't think it's unreasonable to call those types of items 'derivative'.
In summary, definitely a fun book to browse through; even extends into gaming (learning the origins of D&D, etc was very cool). I never would've thought that I'd learn the origins of the name 'Wendy' from this book!
Rating: 3
Summary: Overly critical
Comment: Though the effort, layout and content are commendable I find one key problem with the book as a whole; it's just *FAR* too negative in it's mini-reviews of fantasy material (particularly film and t.v.). The amount of negative comments is so pervasive that I wondered, at times, if the authors even enjoyed fantasy, period. Virtually every fantasy classic is bashed for being anything from contrived to tawdry to banal. Yes, it's a work of opinion but (and I feel this is obvious) anyone who would pick up an Encyclopedia on any specific genre and to read so very much negative review was extremely off putting to me.
Rating: 2
Summary: An Opinionated Encyclopedia?
Comment: As much as I appreciated the general quality, layout and design of this publication, I was "put-off" by the very opinionated writing which I found throughout the book. When I read entries in ENCYCLOPEDIAS, I'm accustomed to INFORMATION, not OPINIONS. Oh well...
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Title: The Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute, John Grant ISBN: 0312198698 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragons Lair to Hero Quest by Philip Martin ISBN: 0871161958 Publisher: Writer Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card, Orson Scott Card ISBN: 158297103X Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Spectrum 8: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner ISBN: 188742461X Publisher: Underwood Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Ready-to-Use Medieval Illustrations : 424 Different Copyright-Free Designs by Maggie Kate ISBN: 0486404714 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 31 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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