After a troubled childhood, Dean Ray Koontz went on to become a bestselling author, who has used his experiences to create remarkable characters and fantastic storylines. At least seven of his novels have hit...
Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II Between 1968 and 1975 Ballantine Books published an extensive series of military history books. This guide gives a brief background to the series, and lists all...
Philip Pullman, award-winning, bestselling fantasy author Philip Pullman is the award-winning author of the His Dark Materials ( Northern Lights / The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass)...
John Flanagan originally wrote twenty short stories to encourage his 12 year old son Michael to read. These 20 short stories formed the basis for the very popular bestselling RANGER’S APPRENTICE series, which...
Anne McCaffrey is one of my favourite science fiction / fantasy authors. She has written many books including the Pern, Crystal Singer, Freedom, and Petaybee series. Her first short story was published in...
ANIME AND MANGA GENRES AND SUBCULTURES PART ONE A - M Anime and Manga in the West has adopted many Japanese words and phrases. Some of these words have been misinterpreted, re-interpreted and undergone...
The Essential "Classic" Science Fiction Guide I have been reading Science Fiction now for over 35 years and in that time the world has changed a great deal. Also the themes and trends in Science Fiction have...