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Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-of-This-World Novels and Short Stories

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This all-in-one comprehensive guide will show you how to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story.

In
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, master authors offer advice on world building, character creation, and storytelling techniques in speculative fiction.

Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover:

• How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds.
• How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.
• Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.
• How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions.
• Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more.
• How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operated on a day-to-day basis.
• Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration.
• How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing.

To create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas.
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you create stories for the next generation of readers and fans.


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Orson Scott Card is the bestselling author of Ender's Game, sixty other books, assorted plays, comics, and essays and newspaper columns. His work has won multiple awards, including back-to-back wins of the Hugo and the Nebula Awards.



Philip Athans is the founding partner of Athans & Associates Creating Consulting and the New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation and a dozen other fantasy and horror books, including The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff and Devils of the Endless Deep. Born in Rochester, New York, he grew up in suburban Chicago, where he published the literary magazine Alternative Fiction & Poetry. His blog, Fantasy Author's Handbook, is updated every Tuesday, and you can follow him on Twitter (@PhilAthans).



Jay Lake is the author of the Mainspring and Green series from Tor, as well as several independent press novels and numerous short stories. In 2013, his steampunk novella, "The Stars Do Not Lie," was nominated for the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards. He lives and writes in Portland, Oregon.

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Unless otherwise stated, all prices displayed on the product page include applicable taxes and import duties.

BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of United Arab Emirates. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the United Arab Emirates will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in United Arab Emirates are listed on our website.

All items are shipped by air, and any products classified as “Dangerous Goods (DG)” under IATA regulations will be removed from the order and cancelled.

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Description:

This all-in-one comprehensive guide will show you how to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story.

In
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, master authors offer advice on world building, character creation, and storytelling techniques in speculative fiction.

Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover:

• How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds.
• How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.
• Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.
• How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions.
• Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more.
• How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operated on a day-to-day basis.
• Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration.
• How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing.

To create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas.
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you create stories for the next generation of readers and fans.


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Orson Scott Card is the bestselling author of Ender's Game, sixty other books, assorted plays, comics, and essays and newspaper columns. His work has won multiple awards, including back-to-back wins of the Hugo and the Nebula Awards.



Philip Athans is the founding partner of Athans & Associates Creating Consulting and the New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation and a dozen other fantasy and horror books, including The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff and Devils of the Endless Deep. Born in Rochester, New York, he grew up in suburban Chicago, where he published the literary magazine Alternative Fiction & Poetry. His blog, Fantasy Author's Handbook, is updated every Tuesday, and you can follow him on Twitter (@PhilAthans).



Jay Lake is the author of the Mainspring and Green series from Tor, as well as several independent press novels and numerous short stories. In 2013, his steampunk novella, "The Stars Do Not Lie," was nominated for the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards. He lives and writes in Portland, Oregon.

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