Fluent in Fantasy The Next Generation

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Adult Services -- General
• Library & Information Science » Adult Services -- Readers' Advisory

Reviews:

• "This update to Herald's Fluent in Fantasy: A Guide to Reading Interests (Libraries Unlimited, 1999) features many titles published in the interim. The organization is quite similar, with many identically titled chapters and others that are expanded from sections in the previous volume....This resource should prove helpful for anyone looking for fantasy beyond the YA shelves."
  —School Library Journal December 2008
• "This newest entry in the Genreflecting Advisory Series divides the vast fantasy genre into chapters covering its popular subgenres, to help fans and their librarian reader advisors drill down to the kinds of fantasy litearture that will interested them most....Although many of the entries for individual titles are only brief plot summaries rather than reviews, the appendices include lists of award-winning titles, an additional bibliography of history and criticism, reference books, and a wide variety of other supplemental sources, both online and in print. Finally, there are author, title, and subject indexes to aid the search for specific titles. Like many of the other entries in the series, this biblography is a good starting point for the librarian confronting a young reader who is interested in a particular aspect of fantasy, or is unsure of where to dive in first."
  —Oklahoma Librarian July/August 2008
• "The authors' obvious appreciation of the fantasy genre adds life to this text. The well-stated purpose is fulfilled in a straightforward way, and well-documented references help ground this book in both past and present scholarship related to the genre. Thoughtful details about locating fantasy books in nonfiction collections and genreblending will be appreciated by library support staff and new librarians."
  —VOYA August 2008
• "Starred Review [M]ore than 2,000 titles are arranged by author in 14 thematic chapters, including Epic Fantasy, Arthurian Legend, and Time Travel Romance....The guide will be welcomed by anyone who used the previous edition and by librarians who need help satisfying readers' growing interest in the fantasy genre. An essential collection development and readers'-advisory tool."
  —Booklist May 15, 2008
• "Bottom line: Herald and Kunzel have a winner here that will cover the best over time until the end of 2007."
  —Teacher Librarian 2/1/2009
• "A guide to current fantasy titles, arranged in thirteen thematic categories. This revised edition includes over 2000 titles either new or newly described."
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly 3/1/2009
• "Useful for any adult librarian who wishes to know more about fantasy works, or for the researcher who desires additional information on the genre of fantasy, this work continues the great work in the Genreflecting Advisory Series from this publisher."
  —ARBA 3/1/2009

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  Chapter 1: Epic Fantasy
  Chapter 2: Heroic Fantasy
  Chapter 3: Witches, Wizards, Enchantresses, and Magicians
  Chapter 4: Saga, Myth, and Legend
  Chapter 5: Fairy Tales
  Chapter 6: A Bestiary
  Chapter 7: World of Faerie
  Chapter 8: Alternate and Parallel Worlds
  Chapter 9: Time Travel
  Chapter 10: Mythic Reality
  Chapter 11: Genreblending
  Chapter 12: Shared World and Tie-In Fantasy
  Chapter 13: Fantasy Short Fiction
  Chapter 14: Resources
  Organizations and Conventions
  Appendix: Award Winning Fantasy
  Appendix: Humorous Fantasy
  Index

PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf