If you’re a science fiction fan, you should’ve heard of the Dune franchise. Even if you’re not into sci-fi but love good-quality storytelling in general, you should check it out nonetheless. Dune has won one Nebula for Best Novel and one Hugo Award and has had two film adaptations and one TV miniseries to its…
From the moment they unbox their Kindles, new Kindle owners are eager to fill their Kindle libraries. That usually starts with a quick browse through the Kindle Store which offers a vast assortment of books. First time users are normally curious to find out what it would cost them to get books on their Kindle….
Whether you’ve read the books, seen the movies, or just heard people talking about them, chances are that you’re familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series. The action in these books takes place about 60 years after the story of The Hobbit, and the tale is quite a bit longer. But how…
A good way to learn more about fantasy worlds is to read in-world fiction based on the world. The Harry Potter book series, for example, also features spin-offs written as in-world textbooks (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), library books (Quidditch Through the Ages), and children’s stories (The Tales of Beedle the Bard). While…
If Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy introduced you to “The Hobbit,” you may have the impression that each film has one book dedicated to it. After all, a total theatrical runtime of 474 minutes (almost eight hours) shouldn’t be possible unless the movies come from multiple tomes. “The Hobbit” isn’t a book series. Instead, it’s a…
Book writing has been a part of human civilization since the beginning. Precursors such as oral storytelling or cave paintings set the stage, and later the Egyptians were the first to come out with papyrus scrolls. But how many books have been written? Estimates range from 100,000,000 books upwards, but there are serious issues with…