Fantasy

FANTASY BOOKS ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE:

• Magic
• Mythical creatures
• Good and evil
• Royalty

Characteristics Of Fantasy

• Fantasy is a very distinct genre. It has very recognizable characteristics such as:
• MAGIC! Lots and lots of magic!
• Usually some kind of royalty or overly powerful government
• Mythical creatures (Unicorns, Dragons, etc.)
• Fantasy books are 100% fiction. Their events cannot take place in real life.
• Some sort of "good" and "evil" characters and a conflict between them.

What I Like About Fantasy

• I think magic is awesome! Stories about magic and fictional worlds are so cool to me.
• The characters are very easy to fall in love with.

What I Dislike About Fantasy

• Sometimes the plot lines from series to series seem very similar to each other.
• Sometimes said characters mentioned in the last slide tend to die off just when you start to root for them...

EXAMPLES?

• Here are some classic Fantasy books you will probably recognize:
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K Rowling
• Eldest - Christopher Paolini
• The Wizard Of Oz - L. Frank Baum
• The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien
• The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe - C.S Lewis

MOVIES?

• Here are some famous book - to - movie conversions in the Fantasy genre:
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K Rowling
• Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

ANYTHING ELSE?

• Here are a few last things you should know about Fantasy:
• Fantasy books can be very happy or very sad. Be careful if you don't like sad endings.
• Don't trust the characters. Plot twists are not uncommon!
• You may become obsessed like I have.

Sources

• http://www.openculture.com/2013/09/the-complete-wizard-of-oz-series-availab... Google Search "Wizard Of Oz Book" http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-The-Saga-Book/dp/0316015849 Google Search "Twilight Book" http://mobile.jkrowling.com/en_US/ Google Search "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" https://bookgirl1987thoughts.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/book-review-harry-pot... Google Search "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/12/a-tolkien-nerds-thoughts-on-the-hobbit... Google Search "The Hobbit Book" https://qualitybookcovers.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/christopher-paolini-elde... Google Search "Eldest" http://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe Google Search "Narnia Book" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians_The_Li... Google Search "Percy Jackson Lightning Thief Movie"