Sunday, October 5, 2014

Selecting The Best Fantasy Series

By Jocelyn Davidson


Fantasy has become a highly sought after genre today with its fantastical worlds, brave warriors, powerful magic and epic adventures. Finding the best fantasy series to read may involve doing some online research. This enables one to read about what others have enjoyed and also to find lists of those that are most popular.

Wizards, witches, dwarfs, elves, dragons, angels and chimeras all appear in these novels. Epic battles of good against evil commence with good eventually triumphing over evil. In the process, the characters go on a journey of self discovery and grow in courage and wisdom as they overcome adversities along the way.

Some series, however, have more complex characters and plots. The characters cannot simply be classified as good or evil as those who appear good may be revealed to have serious character flaws and those who appear evil start to gain some sympathy as the layers are peeled back and readers start to see why they act the way they do.

It is comforting for readers to know that once they have finished with one book, a whole lot more await. They have invested themselves in the world and its characters and want this to continue. These fantastical worlds are so intricately detailed it is often difficult to believe they are not real. Like the children who go through the wardrobe and find themselves in Narnia, we enter these worlds and become participants in all the magical events that occur.

Many people have speculated about why this genre has become so popular. Some say it is because these books allow us to see the deepest truths about humanity due to the fact that they are shrouded in a fictional world. They also say that they offer us a vehicle through which we can subconsciously work through our fears, particularly in our society which is progressing so fast technologically.

There are no doubt that many people find it difficult to deal with the pace of technological development. In the face of this, the inexplicable and magical aspects of this genre have great appeal. They do offer the chance to escape but they also expose us to characters who battle through many adventures, growing in self knowledge and courage. This can be very inspiring.

C. S. Lewis and Tolkien both wrote series many years ago that have been brought into the spotlight once again with movies that have been box office successes. They are the godfathers of the genre and many others have followed their example. Game of Thrones has also found its way onto the big screen, enthralling viewers with its interweaving plot lines, diabolical characters and violent civil wars.

Fans love to discuss the novels and the worlds they depict. Online forums and discussion groups allow them to do this. They can also write reviews which helps others to make decisions about what to choose. There are many ways to get suggestions about what to read next and these novels are all available for purchase online in many different formats.




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