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Читателям, блоггерам и владельцам сайтов Уважаемые посетители! High fantasy. Genre overview[edit] High fantasy is defined as fantasy fiction set in an alternative, entirely fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the real, or "primary" world. The secondary world is usually internally consistent, but its rules differ in some way(s) from those of the primary world. By contrast, low fantasy is characterized by being set in the primary, or "real" world, or a rational and familiar fictional world, with the inclusion of magical elements.[1][2][3][4] Nikki Gamble distinguishes three subtypes of high fantasy:[3] Setting[edit] In some fiction, a contemporary, "real-world" character is placed in the invented world, sometimes through framing devices such as portals to other worlds or even subconscious travels.
High fantasy worlds may be more or less closely based on real world milieux, or on legends such as the Arthurian Cycle. Characters[edit] Many high fantasy storylines are told from the viewpoint of one main hero. Imaro (novel) Imaro is a sword and sorcery novel written by Charles R.
Saunders, and published by DAW Books in 1981. It may have been one of the first forays into the sword and sorcery genre by a black author. Legend (novel) The Gods of Pegāna. The Gods of Pegāna is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905.
It is considered[by whom?] A major influence on the work of J. R. R. The Worm Ouroboros. The Worm Ouroboros is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rücker Eddison, first published in 1922.
The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas. The work is slightly related to Eddison's later Zimiamvian Trilogy, and collectively they are sometimes referred to as the Zimiamvian series. Plot[edit] The framing story having introduced the chief lords of Demonland — the brothers Juss, Spitfire, and Goldry Bluszco, and their cousin Brandoch Daha — the story begins in earnest with a dwarf ambassador from Witchland arriving in Demonland to demand that the Demons recognize King Gorice XI of Witchland as their overlord.
Juss and his brothers reply that they and all of Demonland will submit if the king (a famous wrestler) can defeat Goldry Bluszco in a wrestling match. The expedition's fleet is smashed and its army destroyed. Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia. Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd. If readers surfacing from the hectic activity of Ordinary Thunderstorms's opening chapters suspect that William Boyd has set himself the straightforward task of producing an efficient, multi-stranded thriller, a clue soon emerges to hint at a more complex literary purpose.
A plot strand involving the evil machinations of the global pharmaceutical industry introduces us to a drug named Zembla-4, the reference leading not only to the imaginary kingdom of Nabokov's Pale Fire but to Boyd's novel Armadillo, in which he coined the word "zemblanity" to describe unhappy accidents, random occurrences that are the very opposite of serendipitous.
In brief: Adam, a climatologist in flight from America and a sexual indiscretion that has thrown a spanner into his marriage and his academic career, is in London for a job interview. Boyd's intention appears to be a mini-exploration of the nature of modern citizenship combined with a picaresque tour of the various strata of British metropolitan life. Best Young Adult Books.
Ann Bannon. Ann Bannon (pseudonym of Ann Weldy, born September 15, 1932) is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles.
The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction".[1] Bannon was a young housewife trying to address her own issues of sexuality when she was inspired to write her first novel. Her subsequent books featured four characters who reappeared throughout the series, including her eponymous heroine, Beebo Brinker, who came to embody the archetype of a butch lesbian.
The majority of her characters mirrored people she knew, but their stories reflected a life she did not feel she was able to live. Despite her traditional upbringing and role in married life, her novels defied conventions for romance stories and depictions of lesbians by addressing complex homosexual relationships. Early life[edit] Writing career[edit] Background[edit]