Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

This would be a great book to use in a literature group of young women of high school age. It's not difficult to read, which would make it a good book to use in a classroom of readers that were not strong in their skills. It addresses themes common today in a setting that would lead into studies of Greek Mythology, or Bronze Age cultures.
Discussion points:
1)survival from sexual assault: several aspects such as rape, prostitution,
2)female empowerment,
3)belief in one's self,
4)trying to be something you are not: from both a human (Rain) point of view and animalistic (Usha the Bear)anthropomorphism.
5)war and change in society
6)same sex relationships

It would be interesting, but I don't know if it would be successful, to try this book in a mixed (male/female) setting. Although not all of the male characters are portrayed as enemies, this is definitely not a male-oriented novel. The only sympathetic male characters would be Melek and baby Anto, and possibly the smith.
It does show a Lesbian relationship as a healthy relationship. In fact, it makes it the only healthy sexual relationship in the book. It does obliquely address if sexual assault leads to lesbian relationships in the comparison of the Queen and Penthe as compared to Rain and Melek.
I would recommend this book to a leader or teacher who was able to try literature that addresses controversial societal issues.

A myth-like story about an ancient race of female warriors and one girl in particular who would be Queen, beautifully written. A fantastic YA novel for teens and adults. The best by Hoffman I have read so far.

One of Alice Hoffman's few YA books, this story of an Amazonian princess will capture you like no other read. The ways of the women warriors are brutally intense, and for the first time are questioned, by Rain, who vies for her mother's attention but still attempts to defy the ways of tradition. The characters are strong, each of them contributing to the choices made by Rain, for good or bad.

The Foretelling is a gripping book from beginning to end. Your care for the young princess grows as you learn more and more about her destiny, and her will to change the fate of her people to peace. Her strong connections with horses and bears seem spiritual, and make this story of pain and violence almost gentle and compassionate. I guarantee everyone will enjoy it.

In this intense yet complicated fantasy story, Rain attempts to gain her mother's notice and acceptance by being the best of warriors in their Amazonian tribe. The product of a rape when her mother, Alina, wasn't much more than a child herself, it is hard to gain the Queen's approval. Although Rain knows that she's been raised by Deborah, the wise priestess, to one day be Queen herself, she also pays attention to Deborah's promises of a much grander destiny.

Rain doesn't totally understand the Queen's desire to so thoroughly destroy her enemies, even though her own cousins, Astella and Asteria, are two of the fiercest warriors in the tribe. When Alina takes Penthe as her companion, and Penthe's daughter Io seeks to be Rain's sister, matters become even more complicated. Rain wants nothing more than to ride her horse, Sky, to garner her mother's approval, to earn the place as rightful Queen that will someday come upon her.

On her first journey alone, Rain comes upon a bear cub, which she takes back to camp. She names him Usha, and together with Io the two girls raise the cub as if he were a horse. Although Rain and Io soon discover the mistake of doing so, it's too late--Usha is killed in battle, and Rain still doesn't have the love and acceptance of her mother.

THE FORETELLING is a coming-of-age story set in a fantastical land of the Amazons. Rain is a compelling character who, although she tries so hard to be vicious and fierce like her fellow tribe-members, always leans more towards peace for all men and compassion towards her enemies.

Not to be missed by lovers of fantasy stories!

My name is Doug Hiser, author of the 2006 novel,The Honey Bee Girl. I have been reading and collecting Alice Hoffman books since I discovered Turtle Moon. I have read them all and The Fortelling is my favorite. I loved her narrative and moving story. In some ways it reminded me of Clan of the Cave Bear and also of mystical ancient cultures that we see only in dreams. Alice Hoffman's prose is the main reason I fell in love with her books. She is the magic realism of writing the way Michael Parks is of the dreamlike reality of art and Frank Frazetta is the master of fantasy painting. The Fortelling is a short work of literary genius accessible to everyone. She has deep intense knowledge of the emotions and feelings that most people can only guess about. Discover her writing through this compelling work and then find your way into her other books. You won't be disappointed. Doug Hiser

This audio program will take you to some amazing places. If you going to wonderfully creative places in your mind, you MUST have this collection.

Kevin

I heard this radio show when it was being aired... oh sooooo many years ago. It takes a little concentration and a love of dead pan comedy to really appreciate the concepts. My younger brother thought it was too dry and consequently boring. I am almost finished listening to it once again and love the experience. Not something to play for background music. You really must LISTEN to the dialog or you miss the whole thing. I had it on cassette tape but now I have it forever... Thanks for the mental excursion.

I first heard Fourth Tower in the early 80's on a local radio station. It was immediately one of my favorite things in the world, and I sought a copy for years. Finding a CD copy was even better!

So what is it? Part mystery, part fantasy, it concerns Jack Flanders and his search for the Fourth Tower, which only appears at mysterious times and may or may not even be enterable. At the Inverness estate there are a cast of true characters, including Lord and Lady Jowels, Little Frieda (a cigar smoking little firl), Far Seeing Art, the Madonna Vampira, and let's not foprget the Wurlitzer of Wisdom, where 25 cents gets you snippets from Ram Dass' tapes. If it sounds a bit like a toned down Firesign Theatre, you'd be right. If it sounds like great fun, you'd be right again!

This radio series takes me back to 1972 when I was a freshman in college. Like so many students, it was my habit to stay up late listening to our student radio station while studying. Each night they aired an episode that was so fascinating. I identified with Jack Flanders as he made his way to the Fourth Tower seeking the legendary Lotus Jukebox. Along his journey I was introduced by a unique and intriguing cast of characters. So, sit back, close your eyes, and imagine yourself transformed into Jack's adventure!

There's nothing else like this, except Moon Over Morocco, the more or less sequel to 4th Tower. If you want to be swept away into another world, put on good headphones, turn off your phone, cellphone, computer, etc., and enter another reality. Everything reviewers have said is true, but nothing can express how good this is. Buy it and listen over and over..... owoooooo, return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, to Inverness Mansion, the house with doors hinged on time, windows like a thousand eyes turned inwards....

As conclusions for a trilogy got his one has got it right. Not only does Hines wrap up the story of our hero Jig neatly but we now get the back story behind Shadowstar and the full account of the forgotten gods. Personally I actually found myself skipping chapters a bit to keep reading about how this came about till the stories intertwined perfectly. In some ways this helps explain a lot from previous books but also shows that there is more to Hines than just Goblins.
Needless to say Jig manages to save the day in his own peculiar way which is most un-goblinish but at the same time allows the reader to say goodbye to Jig knowing that while these adventures may be over his troubles may not be especially with the revelation at the end that he is now on his own, though the writer did leave that door slightly ajar.
As noted by anther review Veka was absent which personally I thought to be a shame as I was wondering what became of her when she left the caverns. Perhaps a new series with her might be in order?
One can only hope that we will see more of this Goblin horde as while a good trilogy I really do want more which is a sign of an excellent series.

Third and final entry in the "Jig the Goblin" light fantasy series in which Jig heads off to war. Goblins, hobgoblins, humans, a tangled mix of political and personal grievances to be sorted out and settled, a cranky old female chief for Jig to please, not to mention trying to figure out the wishes and motives of his God, Tymalous Shadowstar.

Poor Jig! All he wants to do is retire peacefully to his corner of the mountain with Smudge, his fire spider, with enough to eat and an extra loincloth or two. Instead he's thrust into the midst of war with his busted-up knife, dwindling healing powers and a rag-tag group of what passes for loyal followers, which isn't saying much among the goblins. And there he goes, headed towards the ultimate battle in which the goblins attempt to secure their little corner of the mountain.

I really enjoyed this series; it's not your typical fantasy at all, more humorous and lighter in tone, yet with some underlying deeper message, too. I'll miss Jig now that his adventures appear to be done, but will definitely be looking for more from this author.

The goblin lair is once again under attack by the humans, and when they gain control of the lair they take out the strongest goblins, including the famous Jig the Dragonslayer. It seems that there is a war going on, pitting humans against an army of monsters - orcs, goblins and kobolds. However, Jig quickly discovers that he and his tribe have no friends on either side. Jig is going to have to use all of his brains and luck if he is going to keep himself alive...oh, and save his tribe as well, if at all possible.

I have been a fan of traditional sword and sorcerer, elf and dwarf type fantasy for many years, and I quickly fell in love with Jim Hines' Jig the Goblin stories. The characters are all quite interesting - taking traditional fantasy character-types, and then showing them from a goblin's viewpoint. Also, I must say that I really enjoyed the story; the author did a great job of holding up the suspense, and keeping you glued to the pages waiting to see what happens.

Overall, I found this to be a fun and very interesting book. I liked the story, and really liked the very interesting characters that populated it (especially the goblins). If you are a fan of fantasy literature, then you will enjoy this wacky, off-beat addition to the genre. I highly recommend it!

I heard that Hines is currently working on a new fantasy series. While I am looking forward for new work from this fresh, rising talent I do hope that he returns to Jig the Goblin someday. A friend recommended this trilogy to me just a month ago and I read all the books back to back. Hine's writing is a perfect blend of humor and fantasy - they match if not surpass the better books of Piers Anthony's early 1-10 Xanth books.

Just finished this one today, and once again I'm impressed with Jim's storytelling skills. This one has by far the best story, and paired along with Jig's most agonizing quest, I have to say this one was my favorite out of the three. Each chapter starts with an excerpt of Shadowstars life, separate from the rest of the story, but it ties in all together at the end.

Not a penny was wasted on this trilogy. I highly recommend this series to anyone and everyone.

I say that The Graveyard Book did not have a precisely happy ending because I was so sad when I finished...because I would never again get to spend time with these characters. I was happy for them, but very sad for myself.

I'd read that Neil said it was the first book he'd written that he was satisfied with. As a long-time fan of his, this made me want to read it that much more, and when I did I read it in a single morning before (college) classes. He has managed to riff on the Jungle Book without that book ever intruding on this reading experience--I only ever thought of parallels later.

All I feel I can say about this book without spoiling is that I absolutely can't wait to have children, so that I can read this to them. It is mysterious, delightful and wonder-full. This easily ranks in my top ten list of favorite children's books, alongside things like The Little Prince and Zen Shorts.

Delighted to see that the Kindle edition contains McKean's illustrations and that they hold up well. The book itself is a delight; go and read some other reviews, watch the author read it at [...] and then buy some copies for your friends.

The only problem with this book is that it ends. It is a good ending though.

There is another problem, and that is how to clone Neil Gaiman so that we can have more books-per-year from this amazingly talented writer.

Read this book! or Listen to Neil Gaiman on the audio book, he does an excellent job narrating the novel, and navigating through all the voices of the exquisite characters of the book. And if you've not read "Fragile Things" it is a must as well.

The Graveyard Book isn't just a middle grade book - just as the inspiring Jungle Book can be enjoyed by adults, so can Gaiman's well-composed scary-but-not-too-scary novel.

The opening scene is the most chilling in the book - after murdering the rest of the family, the 'man Jack' stalks the infant, and the descriptions are indeed spine-tingling. That might disturb the younger readers, but once you get past the first chapter it settles into a less-scary tale. It has some other moments of conflict and fright, but I never got the feeling that Bod was truly in peril in those, and while Gaiman certainly describes those well the shivers were less than from the opening scene.

Gaiman does what too few authors do - stretches the language and the mind of the reader, even in a book marketed for young adults. He does this not in an uncomfortable, 'what am I reading' way, but in a manner that raises the curiosity, by throwing in an interesting word or phrase that scratches at the mind and enriches the reading experience. He doesn't waste opportunities, from something as simple as mentioning the epitaph on the various tombstones as each inhabitant is encountered, or by taking something that could be simple such as ghouls and making them comical characters while retaining their horror. He seldom settles for the expected or happy-ever-after endings, and the result is more believable and satisfying.

This was a fast-paced and very enjoyable read, and is highly recommended for young and old.

Imagine Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book"... but replace the animals with ghosts, ghouls, werewolves and other such supernatural creatures.

Such is the concept of "The Graveyard Book," which cleverly turns Kipling's classic story into an exquisitely-written, darkly witty fantasy. While it starts as the assorted supernatural adventures of a young boy raised by ghosts, the story slowly evolves into a beautifully ghastly confrontation between Nobody Owens and the people who want to do him harm.

"There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife." A man named Jack kills an innocent family at night -- except for a baby boy, who toddles out to the graveyard.

With the approval of the Lady on the Grey, the Owens ghosts adopt the boy, whom they name Nobody (or "Bod" for short), and the mysterious not-dead-or-alive Silas is appointed his guardian. Bod slowly grows up, but his upbringing is hardly ordinary -- he is taught by a Hound of God, wanders into the horrific realm of Ghulheim, watches a danse macabre, and befriends a witch's spirit from the Potter's Field.

But the man named Jack is still out there, and for some reason he (and the organization he works for) still wants to kill Bod. And though Silas and the ghosts are trying to keep him safe, Bod is becoming curious about the world of living humans -- and about the man who murdered his family. And when they come for him, he'll be ready.

The world of Neil Gaiman is never a safe place -- it's always painted in shadows and shades of grey, and something horrible may be lurking around the corner. And the world of "The Graveyard Book" is no exception to this -- it's filled with strange supernatural creatures, hellish red cities with decayed moons overhead, and midnight parades where ghosts dance with the living.

The world of the graveyard is an intriguing one -- moonlight, crumbly headstones, a little stone church, and a creepy barrow where the Sleer lurk. From a lesser author this would be kind of boring, but Gaiman's beautiful prose brings it to life ("There was a silent implosion, a flutter of velvet darkness, and Silas was gone").

And Gaiman explores Bod's childhood with dark humour ("Can you imagine how fine a drink the black ichor that collects in leaden coffins can be?") and adventure. But the tone changes as Bod grows older, especially with the creepily professional Jack and his cohorts slowly closing in on him. It's a coming-of-age tale, and a bittersweet, sometimes terrifying one.

Bod himself is a lovable kid, who slowly explores first the world of the graveyard and then the world of the living. He's both ruthless and kind, sweet and strong. The mysterious Silas -- whose true nature is only revealed late in the book -- serves as a kindly but stern mentor, who pretty clearly loves young Bod like a father.

And there's a pretty wide supporting cast -- Bod's childhood friend Scarlett is rather bratty, but the ghosts make up for that. The snappy, witty witch Eliza, the kindly Owenses, Mother Slaughter, the fussy Mr. Pennyworth, and the schoolteacherish substitute guardian Miss Lupescu all round out the cast. And with only a few lines, Gaiman makes them seem practically real.

"The Graveyard Book" is a beautifully written, bittersweet coming-of-age tale with some moments of pure creepiness. A magnificent fantasy story, which is not to be missed.

Overall Review:

Gryphon's Quest by Candace Sams is an outstanding creative beginning of the Tales of the Order series. Heather, a brave, non judgmental, caring and honest strong heroine is the perfect match for Gryphon both in their love for one another and their love for the world and others no matter their kind. Gryphon, a hero with so much inner torture and anger about his difference from others in the order, his unhappiness with his life and the loneliness he experiences from others avoiding him due to fearing him, is one that the reader will so much see his gifts in beauty just as Heather did. Gryphon's Quest will have the reader's heart racing with the adventures that Heather and Gryphon travel. And even more, the reader's heart will feel so much empathy for the want of Gryphon and Heather's quest to be together. The author, Candace Sams, creates a series that the reader will want to know every legend of those that live within the Order. This suburb mystical story is definitely a keeper that will remain in the reader's mind for weeks and weeks to come. Scenes will be pictured in the readers mind with beauty and joy. This story in its entire deserves all the attention of any reader of fantasy and romance.

Book Summary:
Gryphon's Quest by Candace Sams is book one in the Tales Of The Order series. Gryphon O'Connor, a Druid warrior, is summoned by the Sorceress Of The Ancients, Shayla Gallagher, to report to her for a deed she needs him to attend to. Shayla had supreme power among all in the Order. Her responsibility is to uphold the law and punish those who break them. One of the rules of the Order is that those people outside of the Order must not learn of their existence. If someone in the order tells an outsider, both would need to be killed.

Upon receiving the news that he was needed, Gryphon took his time arriving from the Goblin meadows, where he finds peace away from those who ridicule him. Those in the Order, consider him a freak, monstrous and fear him except for one Fairy friend, Lore. Gryphon's parents, James and Gwyneth, had meddled with powers before he was born, so that he would be born with the ability to protect himself and others. But something went wrong and this resulted in him becomings a shape shifting creature that was different and out of control. For Shayla helping with this, Gryphon's life was to serve her as she commanded. Gryphon feels disgust for all the deeds that Shayla had him complete but when he finds out the urgency of this deed, he takes it upon him to complete. Gryphon had to bring 3 Rune Stones, which were artifacts taken from an unapproved burial site in Ireland and sent to the museum, and return them to a hiding place where they will never be found again.

Heather works at the museum and finds crates filled with mislabeled and inappropriately tagged artifacts. Unknown to her that they were taken illegally, Heather works long hours to sort through these items. Gryphon, against the advisement of his parents, requests Heather's assistance in entering the museum to find these stones before they are used for the wrong reasons and danger occurs. Gryphon, while not revealing who he is, finds respect and trust with Heather in assisting him. Heather and Gryphon find love with one another knowing they could not be together forever. Gryphon too thought he would never experience love because of how he and others viewed him and their pairing is forbidden since she is an outsider of the Order. Danger comes to both and they must battle injuries and their hearts to get the 3 Rune Stones and bring them to safekeeping.
Tales of the Order: The Gazing GlobeStone Heart

Sams has a unique ability to create an alternate world as opposed to the modern world. She calls this the "Order". Here mythical, or are they, beings inhabit our world by keeping themselves hidden from modern unbelievers.

By creating believable characters with all the emotions and attributes of humans, but with the added special characteristics of each type, she can meld the two worlds together.

In this book, the hero is just like any other hero in any other book, except he has unique talents and abilities. He is called upon to save his way of life and all the people who depend on the secrecy to keep them safe. Unbeknownst to humans, he is also saving them.

By enlisting an "outsider's" help, he breaks the rules, but isn't that what a good hero has to do sometimes?

These books are quick reads, and by making the mythical beings seem real, Sams has us wondering if they really do exisit outside the pages of her books.

Candace has let me get a view of her creativity and I can't wait to read the 3 books that follow.... they are already on the way!

Since there are reviews including adequate details from the book, I just wanted to throw in my two cents on how much I loved all of the characters and the plot. Gryphon and Heather have a permanent home on my bookshelf and I have found a new author to read. I hope to enjoy Candance Sams' other books this much.

Gryphon's Quest took me on a mystical journey that I did not want to end. With astute, diverse characters and beautifully descriptive scenes, I feel in love with all parts of this story.

An excellent read, I would highly recommend this book.

I got this book because someone who reviewed my book HALLELUJAH, A CAT COMES BACK, said they liked it so much. I couldn't agree more. I almost like it as much as my own book. My grandchildren had to side with me of course, but they loved Jasper too. Not preachy, just perfect. A. B. Curtiss, author of HALLELUJAH, A CAT COMES BACK.

I agree with everyone here.. I now look at my cats twinkling eyes & know they are sending me eyes kisses.. This is up there with my favorite dog book Timbuktu : A Novel (Paperback)
-- a book from the dog's perspective

This is a good book for a young reader that loves cats. The story is entertaining and not violent but has a good storyline that holds the attention. It is not long so would be good reading for age group 8-12 and a good story for parents to read to young ones.

Jasper was a good book, but it was sort of sad. Me being a tad sensitive, I, er, bawled my eyes out(i like using that expression). I would have givin it 4 stars if it wasn't so sad. I still think it should have a sequel, but Michelle Groce, please don't make it so sad. It was a quick read, being 174 pages, but filled with emotions: sadness, fear, happiness, and surprise. I would recommend this book to people who are not sensitive, and have never cried reading any book.

P.S. I liked the warriors(READ THEM!!! They're about cats by erin hunter) better, but this was a good book to read while i waited for the new book to come out.

I have read all of the 10 reviews above and agree with every one of them! So, I just want to add my 5 stars to a beautiful, inciteful book which would be a wonderful gift to all animal lovers from 10 to 100 and beyond.

What do you get when you combine Heinlein with Trevanian and throw in a bit of Mikey Spilane? It appears we get Warren Hammond. Browsing the sci-fi section, I was lured in by the fantastic cover art, mission accomplished there Mr. Publisher. The summary sounded fresh so I threw down the plastic and took it home. I was not disappointed. Hammond has brilliantly merged some of my favorite genres and I look forward to his future efforts.

I love a good SciFi mystery and wish there were more of them around. This pleasing dark noir SciFi is an engaging and complicated hard-boiled page-turner with nice twists and turns. It's a ruggedly built noir, with a light SciFi frosting that has me looking forward to the sequel, Ex-KOP. A very successful first novel.

What an adventure! An entire Sunday flew by because I did not want to come out from between the covers of this book!

I do not read for pleasure much anymore. I read to do research, to get directions, for political insight, or to keep up with my profession. I tend to read in short, intense bursts for a purpose. I only bought this book because Warren is my neighbor.

I was excited to hear that he wrote and published a book. The least I could do was buy it and read it.

I was blown away before the end of the first chapter!

This nice neighbor, who helped me shovel snow from around my car several times last winter, and who puts up with my cats hanging out in his yard year after year, wrote this astonishing book.

I have not been so wonderfully transported into another time and place by any book in many, many years. I enjoyed every page. I could not put it down. Once I started it, I could not stop reading. I didn't want it to end.

I had no clue. I was hoping I would like his book, but I had no idea it would be this kind of a fantastic read!

This book is a pleasure, with textures that are complicated, and not pretty. It's rich and gritty. The words I would use for this book are not the first words that I would think of to describe Warren. I love that. He is the real deal, an amazing writer. This book knocked my socks off!

Yes, I think I might be biased because I live next door to Warren and his wife, and I really like them as people. But, I know that is not what glued me to each page until I finished the book!

Buy this book! Make him famous. I want to see the movie!

Once I started reading KOP, I was unable to put this page-turner down. It's exciting, it's interesting, and it has great characters. This book reads like a cross between L.A. Confidential and Bangkok 8. It's way cool! I can't wait to read the sequel.

I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend. I am now about 100 pages into it and can honestly say it started off good and gets better each page. It is about a corrupt police force on another planet several hundred years in the future. The main character is a kop who formally was an "enforcer" (he beat people up) whose conscience (and live in girlfriend) finally got to him. He is still with the force but only does collections now. His friend and former partner who is the Chief of Police asks him as a favor to get involved in a homicide case. He reluctantly does, and finds himself investigating a very interesting case with his new inexperienced partner. I won't go any further as I don't want to ruin anything for the reader, but I highly recommend buying this book!

Basically it is a mix between the original 2 scripts for the movie, making it pretty much twice as awesome!

Those random small things that left you hanging in the movie such as where does the Left Knocker lead?

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Ah, another George Lucas movie. Well now its a awesome book. I personally love it as much as Star Wars. Its a strange tale, of a strange girl, who gets trapped in a strange land....wow, does that sound familiar. This is my favourite book! I love it more than Interveiw with the Vampire! and thats alot of love!

If you liked the movie, then you'll love this book. I bought a mint condition copy for about seventy dollars last year, and I couldn't be happier with it.

Like the movie, the book tells of a young girl draw into a fantasy world by her own overactive imagination in order to save her little brother, who has been stolen by the goblin king, who says he is only seeking favor in her eyes, and seems to have fallen in love with her.

The book follows the storyline of the movie exactly, but offers more insight into the characters thoughts and actions. I can remember in particular that the ballroom scene was quite staggeringly more descriptive. A wonderful book, worth the price; espescially if you can find one in good condition.

this book is worth every penny... its a story about a day dreaming girl who wishes her little brother to a land of goblins castles and of course the labyrinth. if you dont want to spent 50 dollars on this book you CAN GET IT FOR FREE.. just google it and youll find the transcript of the book that you can print out and read.. its not like having the book... but its way cheaper..

gosh, i was six when i first saw the movie! now that i'm eighteen makes no difference how i love this enchanting story.

smith brings the story up to another level, as he dwelves deeper into sarah's feelings... and also jareth's. the chemistry between the two is undeniable. i would like to think that in another situation both of them would be together, albeit the fact that she's mortal and he a goblin prince.

smith's writing is of course, very detailed and deep, and he tries to explain all the different meanings and reads between the lines of the movie. he has us vying for the king, and rooting for the good guys, too. he makes us want jareth to have a happy ending, and perhaps one with sarah. he makes us want to see the movie.

well, maybe the movie IS old, and the special effects kind of horrid by today's standards, but truth be, enchantments are timeless.

By looking at the cover is more than clear that what is inside is the perfect artwork putted all together to created a wonderfull book full of perfection.

Another wonderful addition to my illustrator collection. Was instantly hooked on Frazetta's style as a kid reading Edgar Rice Burroughs. Legacy is a fabulous title covering Frazetta's career with commentary included on each illustration. Book was received quickly and in fabulous shape.

We have been Frank Frazetta marks for a long, long time. So of course we have not only all of his earmark books that have his cover art on them, such as Conan and Tarzan, but also the more recent art books such as this compiled works of such a legendary giant icon of sci-fi/fantasy artists.

Only Boris and Julie Bell can rival this awesome artist that can create art that woes you and can crreate an enture storyline to the eyes of people like us. This is a must for people who love art.

Frazetta was an artist with a different style, yet seemed to capture and captivate so many foreign lands of barbarians and beasts...then bring them end gently place them on the table in front of us. From Conan to Tarzan and so much more, this is a great book. I call it a coffee table book because I had a rougher copy that I kept in the living room. Whenever someone came over they would start looking at it. Many couldn't put it down. Then they start realizing they KNOW Franks work...they see Death Dealer, they see the Conan like images, and they're hooked!

The book is full of colorful images and as an artist and writer myself I ofter find myself referring to it. No artist captured a battle scene, or a scene where a person is in the middle of a motion filled movement, like Frank. Leaping hero's weilding swords to scared to death damsells and wench's cowering before a giant god of epic proportions. The book is not just pictures, there is a ton of text talking about Frank, his life, and his LEGACY. A strong recommendation for anyone who likes art, Conan or Tarzan, or illustration in general. Frazetta was the King!

i bought this thinking it was going to be an art book... you know, some sort of collection of works. turns out is more of a documentary about how frazetta got started and different jobs he had and different comics he drew. there were actually a surprising number of comic related pages. there's not really that much art... what there is was sort of a let down. if you're collecting frazetta books, add it to the collection. if you want an art gallery, this aint it.

"death dealer" not pictured. major let down, in my opinion.

A great read! My 4 year old can now recite just about every page word for word. The main character is is a girl so the story line promotes equality!

Nice illustrations, good story with rhyme. Better for ages 6 and up probably.

Once again, you have sent a book that will also become my grandson's favorite reading. It is a pleasure ordering books through this website.
Jan

Recommended to us by the PR staff at the Carolina Hurricanes and we love it!

This book is fun to read, cute artwork, with a lesson for all. My son enjoyed it very much and read it to his class for this birthday. Easy to read, fun to dream, easy for kids to connect.