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Encyclopedia > Fantasy author

The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse, and a matter of opinion - Jules Verne considered H. G. Wells to be a fantasy author - and there is considerable overlap with science fiction authors and horror fiction authors. However some notable part of the output of the following writers leans more to the fantasy end of the spectrum:

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Fantasy authors, whose books can be found on Another Book (661 words)
Jonathan Stroud is an author of fantasy books, mainly for children and youths.
Terry Goodkind is a contemporary American fantasy writer and author of best-selling fantasy series, 'The Sword of Truth', which according to the publisher, had...
She is known for her 'Darkover' science fantasy series and her Arthurian masterpiece, 'The Mists of Avalon'.
Fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (870 words)
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three.
In other cases, most frequently in works of modern fantasy in the high fantasy subgenre, the story might take place in a fantasy world that is wholly different from our own, complete with distinct laws of physics that allow magic to be incorporated naturalistically into the setting.
Fantasy subgenres are numerous and diverse, frequently overlapping with other forms of speculative fiction in almost every medium in which they're produced.
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