Start here, when doing author research on the fantasy genre-you'll find directions on how to research the genre, lists of standard print and online resources, as well as a wealth of quality websites and blogs for 100 popular authors.
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
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.
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*
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*
[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*
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*
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*
Intended for both adult and young adult readers, including fantasy
fans, students, teachers, librarians, and book club leaders, this
volume combines the features of a readers' advisory, a concise
bio-bibliographical guide, and a bibliography of sources for school
research.
*ARBAonline*
This is a handy guide to a hundred authors in the fantasy field. .
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*Fantasy & Science Fiction*
The book is well-researched and well-organized. As experienced
college librarians, Stevens and Salo have obviously spent thousands
of hours conducting research, searching, and gathering information
from numerous sources to make this book a fine research guide for
fantasy authors. Recommended for school, public, and college
libraries.
*Public Libraries*
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