Putting the Fact in Fantasy: Expert Advice to Bring Authenticity to Your Fantasy Writing

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Daniel C. Koboldt Scott Lynch

Putting the Fact in Fantasy

Expert Advice to Bring Authenticity to Your Fantasy Writing

Daniel C. Koboldt, Scott Lynch

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Random House Inc
17 May 2022

Literature: history & criticism

A collection of essays from historians, linguists, martial artists, and other experts to help you write more compelling fantasy by getting the facts right

A collection of essays from historians, linguists, martial artists, and other experts to help you write more compelling fantasy by getting the facts right

Whether it's correctly naming the parts of a horse, knowing how lords and ladies address one another, or building a realistic fantasy army, getting the details right takes fantasy writing to the next level. Featuring some of the most popular articles from Dan Koboldt's Fact in Fantasy blog as well as several never-before-seen essays, this book gives aspiring and established fantasy writers alike an essential foundation to the fascinating history and cultures of our own world, which serve as a jumping-off point for more inspired and convincing fantasy.

By: Daniel C. Koboldt
Foreword by: Scott Lynch
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780593331996
ISBN 10: 0593331990
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dan Koboldt is a prinicipal investigator for Nationwide Children's Hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics for The Ohio State University. Also a science fiction and fantasy writer, Koboldt is the editor of Putting the Science in Fiction and the author of the Gateways to Alissia trilogy and the Build-a-Dragon Sequence.