Realms of Imagination - Essays from the Wide Worlds of Fantasy

Realms of Imagination - Essays from the Wide Worlds of Fantasy, edited by Tanya Kirk and Matthew Sangster, preface by Neil Gaiman / ISBN 9780712354493 / 272-page hardback, 7.4 x 10 inches, published by the British Library (seemingly out-of-print) *** ‘Fantasy, we know, from the oldest stories in the oldest languages, has always been with us.’ – Neil Gaiman Fantasy is an expansive genre, encompassing sprawling epics, ancient folklore, impossible worlds and forays into the dark and horrifying. In this new volume, twenty authors have mustered for a journey across four vast realms: Fairy and Folk Tales, Epics and Quests, the Weird and Uncanny, and Portals and Worlds. Prepare to delve into the heart of Fantasy, with explorations of the art of world-building, the undying appeal of the quest narrative, the diversity and interconnectedness of the world’s fairy stories and weird tales, and the unique power of the uncanny in videogames. Here, you will find contributions from a host of writers in