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The Kingkiller Chronicle
''The Kingkiller Chronicle'' is a planned fantasy trilogy by the American writer Patrick Rothfuss. The first two books, '' The Name of the Wind'' and '' The Wise Man's Fear'', were released in 2007 and 2011. The books released in the series have sold over 10 million copies. The series centers on a man named Kvothe, an infamous adventurer and musician telling his life story to a scribe. The book is told in a " story-within-a-story" format: a frame narrative relates the present day in which Kvothe runs an inn under an assumed name and is told in omniscient third person. The main plot, making up the majority of the books and concerning the actual details of Kvothe's life, is told in the first person. The series also contains metafictional stories within stories from varying perspectives that tie to the main plot in various ways. Synopsis ''The Kingkiller Chronicle'' tells the life story of a man named Kvothe. In the present day, Kvothe is a rural innkeeper, living under a pseu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Name Of The Wind
''The Name of the Wind'', also referred to as ''The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One'', is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy ''The Kingkiller Chronicle'', followed by ''The Wise Man's Fear''. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books. Writing history Rothfuss wrote ''The Name of the Wind'' while working on his Bachelor of Arts in English. He drew inspiration from the idea that he wanted a completely new kind of book without the generic characteristics of fantasy. A sequel, ''The Wise Man's Fear,'' was released on March 1, 2011, by DAW Books. Plot The Kingkiller Chronicle takes place in Temerant, a large, fictional continent of which the known part, called the Four Corners of Civilization, is divided into several distinct nations and cultures, much of whom follow a faith vaguely similar to medieval Christianity. Coexisting alongside the mortal world is the realm of the Faerie, Fae, a paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrano De Bergerac (play)
''Cyrano de Bergerac'' ( , ) is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The play includes elements of the life of the 17th-century novelist and playwright Cyrano de Bergerac, along with elements of invention and myth. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the French alexandrine, classical alexandrine form, but the verses sometimes lack a caesura. It is also meticulously researched, down to the names of the members of the Académie française and the Précieuses, ''dames précieuses'' glimpsed before the performance in the first scene. The play has been translated and performed many times, and it is responsible for introducing the word ''panache'' into the English language. The character of Cyrano himself makes reference to "my panache" in the play. The most famous English translations are those by Brian Hooker (poet), Brian Hooker, Anthony Burgess, and Louis Untermeyer. Plot summary Hercule Savinien de Cyrano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. It is headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles, which is leased from Fox Corporation. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by this studio in theatrical markets. For over 80 years, 20th Century has been one of the major film studios, major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation by the merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, and one of the original "studio system, Big Five" among eight majors of Hollywood's Cinema of the United States#Classical Hollywood cinema and the Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age. In 1985, the studio remov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slow Regard Of Silent Things
''The Slow Regard of Silent Things'' is a fantasy novella and one of the companion tales in '' The Kingkiller Chronicle'' series written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It includes illustrations by Nate Taylor and was first published by DAW Books in the United States on October 28, 2014. Plot introduction The novella is focused on Auri, a character from ''The Kingkiller Chronicle'' and her adventures in the Underthing, a hidden location of old rooms and tunnels under the University. Through the seven days narrated in the book, Auri explores the Underthing, awaiting a visit from Kvothe, a time period that is covered specifically between chapters seven and eleven of '' The Wise Man's Fear''. Writing and structure The writing occasionally slips into a poetic flow when describing the little things in Auri's day-to-day life. As Patrick Rothfuss himself says, the book does not do what a "proper book should do", so that it actually does not have a clear plot. The story cann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of '' The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of '' Asimov's Science Fiction'' (1986–2004), garnering multiple Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011. Biography Dozois was born July 23, 1947, in Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Salem High School with the Class of 1965. From 1966 to 1969 he served in the Army as a journalist, after which he moved to New York City to work as an editor in the science fiction field. One of his stories had been published by Frederik Pohl in the September 1966 issue of '' If'' but his next four appeared in 1970, three in Damon Knight's anthology series ''Orbit''. Dozois said that he turned to reading fiction partially as an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogues (anthology)
''Rogues'' is a cross-genre anthology featuring 21 original short stories from various authors, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, and released on June 17, 2014. Of the book Martin said, "We’ve got something for everyone in ''Rogues'' … SF, mystery, historical fiction, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, comedy, tragedy, crime stories, mainstream. And rogues, cads, scalawags, con men, thieves, and scoundrels of all descriptions. If you love Harry Flashman and Cugel the Clever, as I do, this is the book for you." Contents : “Everybody Loves a Rogue” (Introduction) by George R. R. Martin # “Tough Times All Over” by Joe Abercrombie In the city of Sipani, a package goes through multiple owners, each with a different viewpoint, starting with a courier who gets robbed. # “ What Do You Do?” by Gillian Flynn A nameless sex worker and fortune teller is hired to spiritually cleanse a wealthy woman's house but soon comes to believe she is in way over her h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfettered (anthology)
''Unfettered'' is a fantasy anthology edited by Shawn Speakman, featuring 23 short stories contributed by various best-selling authors in the fantasy genre. The book was released on 21 June 2013 by Grim Oak Press. The artwork for the book was done by Todd Lockwood. On 4 May 2015, Speakman announced the release of ''Unfettered II'', with short stories from at least 15 best-selling fantasy and science-fiction authors. The book was published on 21 November 21, 2016, with the proceeds to be used to alleviate the medical debts of other authors and artists. A third volume, ''Unfettered III'', was released on 19 March 2019. Contents : "Foreword" by Patrick Rothfuss : "On Becoming Unfettered" (Introduction) by Shawn Speakman # "Imaginary Friends" by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the '' Word & Void'' trilogy) # "How Old Holly Came To Be" by Patrick Rothfuss (a ''Four Corners'' tale) # "River of Souls" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (a ''Wheel of Time'' tale) # "The Old Scale Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SF Signal
''SF Signal'' was a science fiction blog and fanzine published from 2003 to 2016. The site was launched by John DeNardo and JP Frantz and focused on writings, events, and other topics focusing on the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and other related genres. It hosted three podcasts, one of which won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Fancast. The site itself won two Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine, 2012 and 2013. History The website was launched in 2003 by John DeNardo and JP Frantz after they noticed a lack of blogs focusing on science fiction. They decided to launch a blog where they could discuss science fiction and related genre writings, events and ideas that were interesting to them. As the website's popularity grew, they began to incorporate more original content and hired additional staff members as well as brought in new contributors. ''SF Signal'' published three podcasts: ''SF Crossing the Gulf'', ''The Three Hoarsemen'', and ''The SF Signal Podcast''. In 2012 ''SF Signa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Wollheim
Elizabeth Rosalind "Betsy" Wollheim (born 5 December 1951, New York) is the president, co-publisher, and co-editor-in-chief of science fiction and fantasy publisher DAW Books. The latter roles are shared with Sheila E. Gilbert.David Langford, (3 July 2017)"Gilbert, Sheila E." ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction''. Retrieved 11 September 2017. She started working at DAW as an associate editor in 1975 and took over leadership of DAW in 1985. Her father, Donald A. Wollheim, with her mother Elsie B. Wollheim, established DAW Books in 1971. Early life and education Wollheim was born in New York City to Donald and Elsie B. Wollheim. In 1969, she attended Beloit College in Wisconsin before transferring to Clark University in Massachusetts, where she studied English. Career Wollheim has been the editor for many science fiction and fantasy writers, including Patrick Rothfuss, Tad Williams, Mercedes Lackey, Kristen Britain, C.J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey, Nnedi Okorafor, Kristen Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Powers
Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy fiction, fantasy author. His first major novel was ''The Drawing of the Dark'' (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was ''The Anubis Gates'' (1983), which won the Philip K. Dick Award, and has since been published in many other languages. His other written work include ''Dinner at Deviant's Palace'' (1985), ''Last Call (novel), Last Call'' (1992), ''Expiration Date (Powers novel), Expiration Date'' (1996), ''Earthquake Weather (novel), Earthquake Weather'' (1997), ''Declare'' (2000), and ''Three Days to Never'' (2006). Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels ''Last Call'' and ''Declare''. His 1987 novel ''On Stranger Tides'' served as inspiration for the ''Monkey Island (series), Monkey Island'' franchise of video games and was partly adapted into the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, fourth ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Of The Future
Writers and Illustrators of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story and art contest that was established by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 as Writers of the Future. A sister contest, Illustrators of the Future, was launched in 1988 and presents awards for science fiction art. Hubbard characterized the contest as a way of "giving back" to the field that had defined his professional writing life. The contest has no entry fee. Notable past winners include Robert Reed, Dave Wolverton, Nancy Farmer, James Gardner, Scott Nicholson, Ian McHugh and Randy Henderson. Contest Writers of the Future In 1983, L. Ron Hubbard initiated the "Writers of the Future Writing Contest" with the first awards ceremony held in 1985. Since Hubbard's death in 1986 contests have been organized by the Scientologist organization Author Services Inc. under the trade name Galaxy Press. The "Writers of the Future" contest is run quarterly and is open to authors who have no, or few, professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Song Of Ice And Fire
''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and published it in 1996. Martin, who originally envisioned the series as a trilogy, has released five out of seven planned volumes. The most recent entry in the series, ''A Dance with Dragons'', was published in 2011. Martin continues to write the sixth novel, titled ''The Winds of Winter''. A seventh novel, ''A Dream of Spring'', is planned to follow. ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' depicts a violent world dominated by political realism. What little supernatural power exists is confined to the margins of the known world. Moral ambiguity pervades the books, and many of the storylines frequently raise questions concerning loyalty, pride, human sexuality, piety, and the morality of Themes in A Song of Ice and Fire#Violence and death, violence. The story unfolds through an alternating set of subjective Narration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
