The Faces of Fantasy

by Patti Perret

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

813.0876609

Genres

Fantasy

Collection

Your library

Publication

Tor Books (1996), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 229 pages

Description

In 1984 Patti Perret created a unique book that captured the hearts of science fiction readers. The Faces of Science Fiction captured writers in their homes or workplaces. Now she has created the perfect fantasy lovers book, with more than 100 major fantasy writers, including Peter S. Beagle, Terry Brooks, Raymond E. Feist, Neil Gaiman, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, Katherine Kurtz, Mercedes Lackey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Morgan Llywelyn, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett, Melanie Rawn, Peter Straub, Margaret Weis, Tad Williams, and Jane Yolen. Includes an historical overview by Terri Windling and personal, original essays by each author.

User reviews

LibraryThing member anneofia

I've spent a lot of time enjoying the photographs of various popular fantasy writers in this book, and always, in the back of my mind, is thd question, "How on earth did one photographer get so many quirky geniuses to agree to sit for her pictures?" I guess it's because Patti Perret is a genius

herself with the camera. The book is set up so that each author has a page, with the facing page on the right being his/her photograph. The left side bears the author's name, some words by him and, at the very bottom, his most popular book(s). Some authors write just a sentence or two. Others use up their whole page. But what they say always gives a tantalizing glimpse into what makes their writing great. They are quite a group, these fantasy authors!

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LibraryThing member xicanti

This is a fascinating book. I loved how Ms. Perret asked each of the authors to comment on their craft. I enjoyed being able to pair a face with a body of work, too.

LibraryThing member nicdevera

Always loved the Moorcock essay about "Don't read fantasy," can't find it again now.

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