fantasy fiction, american

A comprehensive analysis of the "Dark Tower" series by author Stephen King.

Offers definitions of fantasy fiction by writers, critics, and teenagers; and traces the development of six subgenres, including alternate worlds, magic realism, myth, legends, magic bestiary, and time fantasy.

Examines the life and career of young adult author Susan Cooper, provides critical studies of her "The Dark Is Rising" sequence of novels, and explores works written in the 1980s and 1990s.

Provides a thematic assessment of more than thirty novels and numerous short stories by American science fiction writer Roger Zelazny.

Traces the evolution of Oz from its legendary beginnings to its development and success as a movie and television classic.

Collection of fantasy short stories featuring heros who challenge the borders of the unknown, written by the author of the "Conan, the Barbarian" series.

A collection of fantasy stories about the adventures of the Knights Templar, a fabled order of mystic warrior-monks, featuring selections by Katherine Kurtz, Richard Woods, Susan Shwartz, and others.

Contains twenty-three stories in which fantasy writers have improvised on scenes from the life and works of playwright William Shakespeare.