"Bill Fawcett & Brian Thomsen - Masters of Fantasy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Fawcett Bill)

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It made the list solely because it sold or, more specifically, because enough people wanted to purchase it
as soon as it was availableтАФand subsequent books in the series followed the same pattern.
Soon, other authors' works followed suit with successful paperback series making the list, such as
Foster's Spellsinger books, Weis and Hickman's Dragonlance and Dark Sword series and Lackey's
Valdemar books. And in no time at all every publishing house realized that a commercially successful
fantasy series was every bit as significant as a bestselling mystery or historical romance. Such books no
longer received a "category" treatment because there was the potential for even greater sales.
Such books became treated like "fiction" titles and, from a bookselling standpoint, fantasy went from
being a category to a genre.
As a result of these new sales and the attention they engendered in-house, science fiction and fantasy
lines sprang up everywhere, with independent new publishers specializing in the genre beginning to
command respect. Books that were formerly paperback originals became hardcovers.
Fantasy had become a force to be reckoned with.
It had gained the respect of booksellers and publishers alike, the same respect that its fans had had for
years.
This book contains brand new stories set in some of the series that were part of the bestselling
phenomenon that brought this about, written by the authors who earned their now well-deserved respect.
Enjoy!
тАФBrian Thomsen



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