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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
J.R.R. Tolkien	Edward Willet	Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.	OL15038028W
The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy	Jerry L. Walls,Gregory Bassham,Jerry L. Walls	Pushing through some mothballed fur coats in a wardrobe in a disused room of an old London house, Lucy and the other Pevensie children found themselves in a strange and wonderful country, populated b…	OL16097551W
Welsh mythology and folklore in popular culture	Audrey Becker	"Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays that examine the range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture. Togethe…	OL16183875W
Harry Potter and history	Nancy Ruth Reagin	"A guide to the history behind the world of Harry Potter?just in time for the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II). Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magi…	OL16190600W
Game of Thrones and Philosophy	Henry Jacoby, William Irwin	n in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's "Game of Thrones" television series and the books that inspired itGeorge R.R. Martin's "New York Times" bestselling epic fantasy book series, …	OL16818173W
The World of Ice and Fire	George R. R. Martin,Elio Garcia,Linda Antonsson	"This is the comprehensive guide to all things Game of Thrones and beyond. From the prehistory to the coming of the First Men, through the reign of the Targaryen kings and Robert's Rebellion, this gu…	OL17463087W
Portals of power	Lori M. Campbell	"This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating ways in which magical nexus points, and movement between worlds, are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics. Throug…	OL18352801W
Myth maker	Anne E. Neimark,Anne Neimark	Follows the life and work of the renowned fantasy writer, creator of hobbits and Middle Earth and "The Lord of the Rings."	OL1910858W
The Battle for Middle-earth	Fleming Rutledge	J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Ma…	OL1918758W
The Fantasy Hall of Fame [30 stories]	Margaret St. Clair,Anthony Boucher,H. L. Gold,Ted Chiang,Robert Bloch,Martin H. Greenberg,Jorge Luis Borges,Lucius Shepard,Harlan Ellison,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Avram Davidson,Robert Silverberg,Tanith Lee,Poul Anderson,Ray Bradbury,Theodore Sturgeon,Jack Vance,Peter S. Beagle,L. Sprague De Camp,C. L. Moore,Philip K. Dick,Edgar Allan Poe,Robert A. Heinlein,Fritz Leiber,Ursula K. Le Guin,James Blish,Michael Moorcock,Lord Dunsany,J. G. Ballard,Gene Wolfe,Manly Wade Wellman,Roger Zelazny,Cyril M. Kornbluth,R. A. Lafferty,Shirley Jackson,Robert E. Howard,Clifford D. Simak,A. Merritt,Clark Ashton Smith,Henry Kuttner	Trouble with water / H.L. Gold -- Nothing in the rules / L. Sprague de Camp -- Fruit of knowledge / C.L. Moore -- Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius / Jorge Luis Borges -- Compleat werewolf / Anthony…	OL1960531W
Surprised by C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald & Dante	Kathryn Ann Lindskoog	"Sound scholarship is a treasure, and bright prose is a pleasure." "This book combines the best of both these worlds. It includes something to challenge, enrich, amaze, or amuse every reader of C. S.…	OL2003635W
Die Freuden der Fantasy	Frederik Hetmann	Warum lesen so viele Linke den »Herrn der Ringe« von Tolkien, der sich selbst doch als völlig unpolitisch bezeichnete? Warum distanzierte sich Michael Ende von der Verfilmung seiner »Unendlichen Gesc…	OL2429103W
The Alice companion	Jo Elwyn Jones	This extraordinary companion to the Alice books offers not simply an explanation of the characters and situations that fill their pages, but explains how they relate to the life and experiences of Le…	OL24813292W
Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings	Colin Duriez	An illuminating guide to Middle-earth and the man who created it.	OL26212642W
The Return of the Shadow	J.R.R. Tolkien	The Return of the Shadow is the first volume of the The History of The Lord of the Rings and the sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth. It is a history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings,…	OL27508W
The Making of the Potterverse	Scott Thomas	The media phenomenon that is Harry Potter—from the 1997 U.K. publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to the upcoming theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix—is…	OL2990410W
Companion to Narnia	Paul F. Ford	An illustrated companion to the Chronicles of Narnia listing characters, events, places, and themes.	OL3496226W
The science of Philip Pullman's His dark materials	Mary Gribbin,John R. Gribbin	Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. What's the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How does the subtle knife cut thro…	OL5109982W
The magical worlds of Narnia	David Colbert	Why a wardrobe? Why does Aslan lie on a stone table? What did Lewis mean by "Shadowlands"? Who and what inspired the White Witch? How did The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien influence Narnia?…	OL5751218W
The Chronicles of Narnia	C.S. Lewis	Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE …	OL70988W