“'The Golden Compass' became a bad experience because the studio didn't have faith in the strength of the ideas of the novel, which is ironic because it's one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written, if not the greatest, and they took the religion out of it and tried to turn it into a popcorn movie.” IfsIdeasTurnsFantasyNovelWrittenStudiosGoldenHave FaithIronicCompassPopcornBad ExperiencesFantasy Novels Author:Chris Weitz
“I believe that I have now experienced the lifetime maximum exposure to bottom spanking in fantasy novels.” BelieveI BelieveFantasyNovelLifetimeBottomExposureMaximumSpankingFantasy Novels Author:James Nicoll
“Im a geek - I read fantasy novels, I play World of Warcraft, Im a massive gamer, I have Star Trek outfits.” WorldPlayStarsFantasyNovelMassiveGeekGamerOutfitsFantasy NovelsWorld Of Warcraft Author:Robert Kazinsky
“I started to write a series of fantasy novels when I was eleven. I have never taken anything artistic as seriously; since then, writing has felt like an attempt to get back there, to my bedroom, my maps, those races and languages and runes.” WritingLanguageFeltRaceFantasyNovelTakenSeriesArtisticMapsGet BackBedroomElevenRunesFantasy Novels Author:Ken Baumann
“I was someone who really loved fantasy novels and science fiction novels.” FictionFantasyNovelScience FictionFantasy NovelsFiction Novels Author:Matthew Tobin Anderson
“Guy Gavriel Kays Tigana is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. Its beautifully written, the characters are unforgettable, the worldbuilding is exquisite.” IfsCharacterGuyOpinionFantasyNovelWrittenExquisiteUnforgettableFantasy Novels Author:David B. Coe
“I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really sucked. It was a plotless, clichéd mess.” FirstsWellsSchoolFantasyNovelHigh SchoolMessFantasy Novels Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“We have more brilliant fantasy novels than brilliant fantasy movies. Movies and TV are done by committee. But with a novel, it's really just one person running the show. That allows for a clarity and unity of vision that's pretty unique, artistically.” PersonsDoneShowsRunningVisionFantasyNovelTvsUniqueUnityBrilliantClarityJust OneCommitteesFantasy Novels Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“When you read a fantasy novel part of the fun is getting to explore a new world. Everyone knows that. But I believe the same is true about characters. You can explore interesting people in the same way that you explore a town or a culture.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayBelieveCharacterCultureFunI BelieveInterestingFantasyNovelTownsNew WorldFantasy Novels Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“My writerly aspirations are pretty simple: to provide as many readers as possible with the same sort of wonderful immersion that I myself get from fantasy novels - and to make enough money to help feed my kids while doing so.” EnoughHelpingKidsSimpleFantasyNovelWonderfulReaderAspirationImmersionFantasy Novels Author:Saladin Ahmed
“I grew up on genre - on Westerns, spy thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy novels, horror novels. Especially horror novels.” FantasyNovelGrewHorrorGrew UpGenreSci FiSpyThrillersFantasy Novels Author:Benjamin Percy