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here some great fantasy websites:

Storm The Castle.com - Fantasy and creativity with an edge

Epic-Fantasy.com - website devoted to the genre of epic fantasy

The Fantasy Guide - The complete guide to fantasy on the web

The Heroic Dreams Fantasy blog - daily updates and info on the genre in movies books and more

The Heroic Dreams Forum - Come share your thoughts and opinions on the genre of fantasy

 

 

Magical Schemes, Worlds and People in Epic Fantasy

Rune Lords By David Farland

This series has a really unique magical system. People have the abillity to grant teir abilities on to other people. They can grant their eyesight, strength, dexterity or any number of other traits. And a person can be granted these abilities from many people - literally hundreds! If a lord acquires the powers of hundreds of people he can become trememdously powerful. But it does come at a cost. The lord must care for these people. Learn More about the Runelords series

The Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin

This series has a unique component to its magical system. In order for a wizard to wield power over someone or something he must first know its true name in the ancient language. This theme and this world made its first appearance in her short story "The Word of Unbinding" (1964) More about the Earthsea series