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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2012: Round 2: Napoleon (on a dragon) versus Iorek Byrnison


This one will be fought tooth and claw!



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Cage Match 2012: Round 1: Iorek Byrnison versus Susannah Dean


Dark Materials versus Dark Tower



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Nine Named or Notable Swords from Fantasy Fiction


Nine Named or Notable Swords from Fantasy Fiction

Legendary swords are a staple of fantasy fiction. Many of them are magical,  but not all: for some of these weapons, the “magic” is to be found in the skill and heroism of those who wield them. Let’s take a look now at nine such swords from fantasy fiction.

Longclaw (A Song of Ice and Fire, [...]

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Banned Books Week: The Golden Compass


The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThis post is to bring awareness to Banned Books Week.

The United States was founded as a state where intellectual freedom for all was and is tantamount. Unfortunately, different individuals and groups attack that intellectual freedom and try to ban books they find objectionable—particularly unorthodox or unpopular content that is sexual in nature, anti-religiously charged, or culturally challenging.

Today’s featured book is The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman!

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Y. A. Week: What Should I Read Next? (Rebel With a Cause Edition)


This is the second in a series of posts asking, if I love insert YA title here, what adult title will I love (and vice versa, too!)? The first post, Dragon Edition, can be found here. We’d love your recommendations too, so add ‘em in the comments!
From Mike Braff – Phillip Pullman’s landmark [...]

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Top 10 Children’s & YA Books That Influenced THE OWL KEEPER


Christine Brodien-Jones is the author of The Owl Keeper, a middle-grade fantasy that just came out a few weeks ago. We thought we’d ask her to name the books that inspired The Owl Keeper and here’s what she had to say:
1. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
A cracking adventure/fantasy that mixes myth and legend with [...]

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Contest: Suvudu’s Fantasy Road Trip to Comic-Con with Philip Pullman


Thanks for your interest, however this contest has ended. But don’t let that stop you from checking out these excellent full-cast audiobooks! You can sample them below.
Here we are with out third author in the Fantasy Road Trip to Comic-Con Contest series, and he happens to be a favorite of mine. Like the Harry [...]

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