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Fantasy Authors A Research Guide
Jen Stevens, Dorothea Salo
ISBN: 1-59158-497-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-497-1
268 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 4/30/2008
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Author Research Series
Reviews:
  • "Although there are a number of readers'-advisory guides for fantasy, this one, part of the new Author Research Guides series, combines elements of readers' advisory and research tools....The details are what make this book. Each biographical sketch ends with a quote from the author; the research sources include interviews; and the Web sites include official author and estate sites. More than 20 author entries also have read-alike lists to provide readers with suggestions for similar authors."
    —Booklist     October 15, 2008
  • "The guide's strength is the listing of research resources for each author, including academic journal articles, books, handbook entries, interviews, and Web sites. There are hints for researching authors plus lists of handbooks, databases, magazines, fantasy conventions, and awards."
    —VOYA     October 2008
  • "[O]ffers students, researchers, readers' advisors, and fantasy fans a practical starting point for researching and discovering new and popular writers of the genre. It includes entries for nearly 100 leading contemporary authors, a listing of print and online sources, and Web sites for obtaining authoritative information."
    —Library Media Connection     August/September 2008
  • "This worthy resource succinctly discusses the timeline, history, types of fantastical fiction, and effective research tips... This resource successfully becomes not just a resource itself, but the reference tool for where to go to for further information. Recommended."
    —Library Media Connection     1/1/2009
  • "Includes a discussion of the fantasy genre, a timeline of fantasy writing, and research resources on about one hundred prominent contemporary fantasy authors. A useful resource for building knowledge of the fantasy genre."
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly     3/1/2009
Description: Designed for students, readers' advisors, fantasy fans, and other researchers, this guide is a launching point for researching popular fantasy authors (and their work) and finding new ones. It includes entries for approximately 100 leading contemporary and popular authors.


Title Features:
Each entry includes: a brief biographical sketch, including a quote from the authors and their major awards, a list of the authors' major works, research sources - biographies, interviews, criticism, research guides, a wealth of Web sites, and blogs.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Fantasy as a Genre
    Fantasy Timeline
    How to Use This Book
    Alphabetical List of Authors
    Author Entries
    Lists of Authors by Type
    Lists of Major Awards
    General Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Jen Stevens is the Humanities Liaison Librarian at George Mason University. She holds an MA in English and an MLIS. She previously published The Undergraduate's Companion to Children's Writers and Their Web Sites (Libraries Unlimited).

Dorothea Salo is the Digital Repository Services Librarian at George Mason University. She holds an MA in Spanish literature and linguistics and an MLIS.
LCC Class: 16
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
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