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any one of his books from a drop-down menu for an outline, opportunity to buy, and audio excerpt. The site includes an in-depth description of the books' setting (the Discworld), author interviews, news, message boards, and links, all organized in a way that is colorful and easy to navigate.
(http://www.terryprat chettbooks.com)

Once you've chosen your book or series, you'll probably want to talk about it. Might you have missed any plot points? Could some fan theories help enrich your reading experience? You might have some theories of your own to throw into the mix, too.

The Big Boards listing of fantasy message boards isn't kidding: this community is gigantic and very active. Hundreds of thousands of posts and tens of thousands of members, no joke. You can talk about any fantasy concern you can think of here.
(http://www.big-boards.co m/kw/fantasy/)

For someplace a bit smaller and less intimidating, the SF-fandom.com boards should fit your needs nicely. You can talk not only about books and authors here, but TV series, worlds, movies, actors, and mythology.
(http://www.sf-fando m.com/boards/)

On the other hand, if you're a writer who wants to get into the fantasy genre, you'll need to do some extra work in the realm of understanding it - research! On top of knowing what to read, and reading a lot of it, you'll need to start coming up with your own ideas.

Don't neglect the power of Wikipedia for inspiration and information. While you'll want to double-check another source for most things you find here, Wiki still enables a great amount of exploration of fantasy-themed topics and mythology, and that inter-paragraph linking system can take you places and bring you ideas that you couldn't have expected otherwise. Just type in a fantasy theme or creature and let your mouse go!
(http://www.wikipedia.org)

E dgeweb's Resource Materials for Writers features a bundle of books to specifically suit your queries about writing fantasy fiction. You'll have to pay for them - but it just might be worth it, as you'll be gaining access to in-depth and dependable ways to make your fantasy fiction effective, as well as interesting writing exercizes.
(http://www.edgewebs ite.com/resources.html)

If you're not willing to pay, though, the Author Network's Fantasy Resources touts a huge list of all links fantasy, from writer communities to market resources to mythical encyclopedias. It'll take you a long while to get through all the gems here, and once you do, you'll probably be ready to take your fantasy writing to the next level.
(http://www.author-netwo rk.com/fantasy.html)

While MMORPGs (massive multiplayer online role playing games) don't exactly count as literature, they do involve engrossing stories and addictive play, and thus can count as another source of creative inspiration. We're all familiar with the most popular one of these - World of Warcraft - but that's also a game you not only have to buy, but pay a monthly fee to play. Game Ogre has a list of free MMORPGs for your perusal.
(http://www.gameogre.c om/freemmorpgs.htm)

Once you're into the fantasy genre, don't expect to be able to climb out easily - the stories can be so lengthy and engrossing that you might end up a fan for life, filling your bookshelves with series after series. There's so much fantasy literature out there that once you know what you're looking for, finding it should be incredibly easy. And if not, you can always take a shot at becoming a fantasy author yourself!

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