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New Online Game: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Released May 23 2008 - Finally a game for those of us over 18 who love online games but want something we can really sink our teeth into. This game has a new and revolutionary combat system, an extensive crafting system and well, lots more. And it is the first game to be rated M17 ! Whoa. Could this be the heir to the Warcraft throne? Learn more about the game, read the press release and see some videos here. Age of Conan

DVD and poster giveaway (There can be only one.... Winner!) . Highlander: The Source, the latest installment in the Highlander franchise comes to DVD on Feb 26 but I am giving away a free copy along with movie poster to one lucky web visitor. (The Contest has ended. Thankyou to all who entered. If you didn't win you can still learn more about the movie here)

Medieval Christmas Presents - It's getting close to christmas time and you still have time to find some unique medieval gifts. Amazon.com still guarantees shipping by Christmas and they have a lot of great discounts and specials running like free shipping. I have put together a store of unique medieval gifts offered at amazon. It has things like tankards, books, posters, medieval christmas music, jewelry and more. Check it out here: Medieval Christmas Gifts

Beowulf The Movie comes to theatres this friday and the talk about the movie is growing to a feverish pitch. If you want to learn more about Beowulf, the movie, the books or the legend I have a page of resources here: Beowulf resources - Beowulf Books - More Beowulf Clips

Here is my favorite clip. It really gives you a sense of the epic fantasy of the movie and the history of the hero in our psyche. Here's a quote by Beowulf "We swam for five days neck and neck. I was conserving my strength for the final stretch when this storm blew up. And with it came Sea Monsters." Just freaking great! I love it!

There are a lot of great fantasy and medieval calendars out for next hear including the new Boris & Julie calendar, the new Luis Royo, Harry Potter, The Golden Compass and lots more. Go to the calendar store and check them out 2008 Fantasy Calendars

A New World Premiere from The History Channel: The Lost book of Nostradamus A mysterious book of cryptic prophecies has been discovered at the National Library in Rome , and there is evidence to suggest that it is the final work of the most famous and controversial prophet in the history of the world, Nostradamus. Even more startling than the discovery of the book, though, are the warnings it contains, which were so blasphemous and frightening in their time that they may have been intentionally suppressed until now. A brand-new special examines the life's work of Nostradamus and the evidence and contents of this startling discovery in LOST BOOK OF NOSTRADAMUS, premiering Sunday, October 28 th at 9:00pm ET/PT on The History Channel®. Learn More about it

CastleFiction is giving away six books over the course of the next four weeks (first book given away on Oct 21, 07). Totally free! Learn more about the books and Enter the Fantasy Book Giveaway contest

The Tale of Beowulf has been turned into a major motion picture. It has been directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and John Malkovich. It is scheduled for release on Nov 16 2007. Learn more about the movie, the books, and the podcast here More about Beowulf

Free Fantasy Books available in the Public Domain - There are a lot of great fantasy books that are available for free. I have a list of some of these, have downloads of some, And some of them I have even translated into web pages so you can read them right in your browser. They are all available on Gutenburg.org and I have links too where you can get them. A Guide to Free Fantasy Books in the Public Domain

Looking to buy a book? What are Amazon.com's Best picks in Science Fiction and Fantasy for 2006? Go straight to their listing of the best for 2006 Amazon's Picks for best in 2006

"The Making of a Medieval Film: The Dark Ages or "What do they do with all those swords?"

An Interview with the Director of The History Channel Presents: The Dark Ages - I have had the opportunity to interview Chris Cassel about his new film. The Theme of the my interview is:

Learn more about the film and the process that a film is made. Much of it was shot in and around a famous castle in Lithuania. Interview

Prehistoric Fantasy - This is an interesting sub-genre of fantasy that takes archaeological and anthropological themes and questions and explores them in the fiction of prehistoric times. Some good examples of this are Jean M. Auels Earth's Children series and Kathleen and Michael Gear's The First North Americans series Learn more about this interesting sub genre of Fantasy Prehistoric Fantasy

Child fantasy Books - take a look at some of these selections in Childrens Fantasy books

Playstation 3 and The New Fantasy games - there are some great Fantasy Games coming out for the Playstation 3 Read about them

Could the Epic Fantasy Story of Gilgamesh Be true? Gilgamesh was thought to just be a mythical figure but a german team of Archaeologists say they have found the city of Uruk and the Tomb of Gilgamesh. Read more

A New Tolkien work will be coming out. The unfinished work "Children of Hurin" which Tolkien started in 1918 then later abandoned will be coming out. His son has finished it and it is scheduled to be published next april. read the article about this

The New Dark Messiah MMORPG is taking free beta signups soon
This looks to be a really great game and Gamespot is taking people for a beta sign up. Read more...

The Wheel of Time to be made into a movie
The movie rights have been sold and the first book "The Eye of the World" is being made into a movie Read more...

The Lighter side of Epic Fantasy by Dungeons & Dorks!

The whole genre of epic fantasy is, of course a wonderful thing, but, it can get bogged down in the massive mult-book series that grow big enough to use as bricks in castle building. And even though I love the series in EF it can sometimes be a real drag - especially when you wait a year or two for the next volume and when you finally read it you realize nothing in the story line was actually resolved.

Dungeons & Dorks is creating a series of comics for my websites that take a look at epic fantasy and medieval things. Their first comic pokes some good fun at the whole doorstopper syndrome in epic fantasy. Here it is.

I have created a section of this website that will showcase all the dndorks comics for this site: dndorks

Fantasy Book Stuff

The Massive List of Fantasy Series
Looking for a new series of books? Or trying to find out what book comes next in a series? Here is the massive list of fantasy series. With over 50 different series from the best authors with a complete listing of the books in the series. This is a great resource to understanding the different series.
The Top Ten Fantasy Books
This is a real time listing of the Top Ten Fantasy Books at Amazon.com
Experience Fantasy Through the Eyes of a creature or animal
Read a novel or series that is written from the point of view of a creature or an animal This is a very popular sub-genre of fantasy. You can be a unicorn, horse, or even a mouse or a fox.
Classic Epic Fantasy Novels You can read Right Now for Free! Epic fantasy has a long history, and there are classics in the genre that have gone into the public domain. You can read them online or download them for nothing..
Know how many books there are in the Narnia series? Know what the names of them are? Which sequence should you read them in? Do they come in a set? Learn More about the Narnia books
The Big List of Epic Fantasy Authors - A list of the famous authors both past and present along with a massive list of epic fantasy books and series
Looking for a bargain? Amazon.com is currently running some great bargains on science fiction & Fantasy books. Get them for low low prices. As low as 1¢
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Sons of the Oak (Runelords) Certain works of fantasy are immediately recognizable as monuments, towering above the rest of the category. Authors of those works, such as Stephen R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind, come immediately to mind. Add to that list David Farland, whose epic fantasy series continues now.

The story picks up eight years after the events of Lair of Bones and begins a new chapter in the Runelords saga focusing on Gaborn's son, Fallion. Gaborn, the Earth King, has been traveling far from his home, to strange and unknown places. While beyond the edge of the earth, he finally succumbs to the accelerated aging that comes from all of the endowments he has taken. His death is the signal for a revolution, an attack from the supernatural realms by immensely powerful immortal beings.

These forces have discovered that Gaborn's son is the resurrection of an immortal, one whose potential power is so great that he might be able to reorder the entire universe. Fallion's enemies have decided that they must control him, and failing that, destroy him. He is only a child, but he is the heir to Gaborn's kingdom, and so must flee to the ends of the earth to avoid the destruction of all that Gaborn accomplished.

One of the mightiest of contemporary fantasy epics continues. And Don't Forget that The Runelords is being made into a major motion Picture.

NEW BOOK RELEASES

Phantom By Terry Goodkind - Book 10 in the Sword of Truth Series

1635: Cannon Law - A lesser known but critically acclaimed author. This book will be released in September 2006

The Stolen Child Highly reviewed novel - Considered to be a must read for any fantasy fan.

Raymond Feist's New Book starts a new series.Flight of the Nighthawks (Book 1 of the Darkwar Saga) Released April 1 06 Product Page at Amazon

Lion's Last Kill Novel Podcast -Free Audio
Want to listen to an Epic Fantasy novel? It is totally free and it is one click away with no download necessary. I have added music and sound effects New Chapter every Friday. this is the Podcast Page with all the chapters listed. If you want to listen from the beginning. Lion's Last Kill Podcast Page

Note: August 18 - This novel is now available at online book dealers. You can now purchase a paperback copy. Here is a link to amazon.com

There will be a Trilogy of big budget Runelords movies and it is currently in pre-production so Runelord fans are sure to be pleased. To learn more about the movies go to the official Runelords site. If you need to brush up on your Runelords or you are missing a book or two we have all the books.

The Runelords (Product Page at Amazon) is that rare book that will remind you why you started reading fantasy in the first place. Much of the setting--and even some of the story--is conventional fantasy fare, but David Farland, aside from being a masterful storyteller, has built his world around a complex and thought-provoking social system involving the exchange of "endowments." Attributes such as stamina, grace, and wit are a currency: a vassal may help his lord by endowing him with all of his strength, for instance, and in turn the vassal comes under the lord's care as his "dedicate," too weak to even walk. A Runelord might have hundreds of such endowments, giving him superhuman senses and abilities, but he then must care for the hundreds that he has deprived of strength, or beauty, or sight.

The Wheel of Time to be made into a movie
The movie rights have been sold and the first book "The Eye of the World" is being made into a movie Read more...

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