Articles related to "Sword And Sorcery"

This is not the first sword and sorcery mmorpg , but it is the first to be based on the works of a specific author and a film that has a cult following.

Marie Brennan talked to Suite 101 about dopplegangers, folklore, and the art of writing fiction.

Owing more to Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar than to Tolkein's Lord of the Rings, the sequel to the EPPIE-Award nominated Hierath is more assured than its predecessor.

Roger Zelazny's classic fantasy series was the first to bridge the gap between classics like Lord of the Rings and Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar, and the 1960s counter-culture.

Conan the Cimmerian, created by Robert E. Howard, embodies the very essence of the stranger in a strange land. Yet he is a reflection of the foreigner in all of us.

Vincent Spallo never planned on being a writer, but after deciding to give a gift to his sons, he ended up becoming the author of the Book of Legends; Hallowed Ground.

When Sega released the first Phantasy Star game (beating Final Fantasy's release by a few days) they not only published a new type of game but started a trend.

BCI Eclipse will release a 6-DVD box set of The New Adventures of He-Man Volume 1. Set will contain the first 33 episodes of the 1990 spin-off series.

Bakshi's cult classic explores a post-apocalyptic future in which magic and peace, have flourished - until the discovery of a cache of Axis weaponry and propaganda.

An epic new fantasy trilogy that looks set to extend beyond the original three books in the same way as Terry Pratchett's Discworld and Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga

Pick and choose books with just a glance at the cover. Everything you need to make a considered decision is right there.

These magazines are open to submissions from new or experienced fantasy writers, and offer payment for publication.

After 5 years Electronic Arts cancels The Sims Online (TSO), only months after giving it a new name and changing it to a free service.

J.K. Rowling's sold more books; Stephen King and Ray Bradbury have literary respectability; Isaac Asimov wrote SF, but is Fritz Leiber the greatest writer of them all?

Writing exciting and believable erotica can be challenging - treading a thin line between overtly pornographic and painfully saccharine.

Writing fantasy can be exciting, creative, and extremely fun if one already has a deep love for the style and worlds associated with the genre.

A discussion of how contemporary writers' use of mature themes like politics, sex, military strategy and crime has helped evolve and foster new sub-genres in Fantasy

Beowulf all sound and fury, with a subtly satiric sting, but Robert Zemeckis' motion capture doesn't do Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman's script justice. 7/10

A city at the heart of the Multiverse is familiar territory to Michael Moorcock's readers, but is now the setting to a novel by the creators of Elric and Wraeththu.

Of all of the elements of writing fiction, writing believable and compelling dialogue is surely the most difficult.

So you want to write Speculative Fiction? Don't call it Sci-Fi. Know who you're writing for, and what to write about.

DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie took second place in theatre grosses, making $38 million in its first weekend.

Check out the new character posters for the upcoming Warner Bros./Paramount movie Beowulf, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Flick opens November 16th.

Oscar winners galore on this list of Thanksgiving themed movies for the family to watch together. All include traveling heroes, local natives and feasts of celebration.

House of Flying Daggers (2005 - USA) Film Review - a love story folded into a Chinese martial arts or wuxia film set in meadows, deciduous forests and bamboo groves.

In Lovecraft's day, letter writing was more than communication; it was a social networking medium Authors, poets, amateurs and friends linked through the horror master.

Stephen Savile talks about the process of creating Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology.

Mary Robinette Kowal talks about Shimmer, the special pirate issue, puppetry, art, and writing.

Berserk volume 1 has the makings of a good medieval fantasy sorcery but spends too much time on bloodshed than character development.

Cerebus the Aardvark's early issues developed the tone of the series. Major characters were introduced, and creator Dave Sim's artistic and satiric sophistication grew.