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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

 

 

Free Stuff

Books

Free Epic Fantasy Novel:
Fulcrum Shift is an epic fantasy novel filled with dark horror, mythical creatures, and pulse-pounding, sword wielding action.
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Free Epic Fantasy Novels

These are some of the best Epic Fantasy works ever written and are considered classics. They have fallen into the public domain which means you can download them and read them for free.

The Well at World's End

The Well at the World's End (Thinking about buying this Novel: Learn More)

If you are a fan of epic fantasy and you have never heard of William Morris then you are in for a real treat. It all started with the publication in 1892 of his novel The Well at the World's End. This is an outstanding piece of Epic Fantasy and it is considered to be the first epic fantasy work of the modern era.

Here is a quick synopsis of the novel : The youngest son of a king (Ralph of Upmeads) runs away from home and kingdom, but before he goes his godmother gives him a necklace with a bead on it. He overcomes many obstacles and challenges on the way to his destiny at the well at the world's end.

Does this sound familiar. It is a template that many have further expanded on and some of the more familiar modern day masters such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien have openly proclaimed homage to Morris.

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The Wood Beyond the World

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Another classic epic fantasy tale by William is The Wood Beyond The World This one is a tale of a hero named Walter and his epic sea voyage. This novel and The Well at the World's End are works that absolutely have to be in the collection of any fan of epic fantasy.

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Five Children and It

Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit (Considering purchasing this novel? Learn More here)

The story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent. While playing in a gravel pit soon after the move, they uncover a rather grumpy, ugly and occasionally malevolent sand-fairy known as the Psammead who is compelled to grant one wish of theirs per day.

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Games

Betrayal at Krondor

This is a great game and a good example of how a good book (Betrayal at Krondor by Raymond Feist)can be turned into a game. It is old so don't expect modern graphics but it is a very enjoyable experience.

Because this game is old it requires DOS to run. If you don't have DOS you need to install a program called dosbox

Betrayal at Krondor
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Dungeon Game
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Fire and Dragons
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Gates of Destiny
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Free Audio Novel

I wrote a novel in 30 days for National Novel Writing Month and I have been recording it into an audio version. You can listen to it for free here:

Lion's Last Kill

The Gods of Mars

The Gods of Mars

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MORE FREE STUFF

Unicorn Themed Coloring Pages
Some nice pictures of Unicorns designed for coloring. Great for kids and free to download.