Fantasy books
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Author Namina Forna loved JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis’ books as a child, but saw little that resembled the magic and rich mythology she saw in Africa
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The Nature of Middle-earth will cover topics including Elvish immortality, the geography of Gondor – and which races could grow beards
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The author talks about terrible Hollywood adaptations, writing LGBTQ characters for his passionate fans, and saying goodbye to Percy Jackson
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The Tower of Fools by Andrjez Sapkowski; Midway by Tony Ballantyne; The Saints of Salvation by Peter F Hamilton; Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott; and The House of a Hundred Whispers by Graham Masterton
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Rhianna Pratchett joins fans unhappy with the forthcoming TV adaptation of her father’s Discworld stories about Ankh-Morpork’s City Watch
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Other lives: Literary agent who helped launch the careers of several young science fiction writers in the 1960s and 70s
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The game designer shares her father Terry’s love of fantasy, but expected to leave writing fiction to him. She talks about writing a Fighting Fantasy book and adapting Discworld
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