Dystopian worlds are decidedly unlike our own – totalitarian, dehumanizing, frightening, often futuristic. The job…
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The Divine Comedy is a celebrated piece of epic poetry that has been read and…
You’ve probably heard of this little show called Game of Thrones. The HBO show is based on a…
A work of literature is supposed to inspire a reader. Some works teach of heroism,…
We like to think of children’s book authors as sweet and wholesome, since these are…
We may find it difficult to believe that Agatha Christie, a Victorian wife and mother…
The word “gospel” literally means good word. From the 1st century onward, professed Christians have…
Science fiction writers often live solitary, private lives, but those lives can be stranger than…
It’s easy to assume that all of the classic stories in the world met…
While George R. R. Martin is definitely best known for his epic A Song of…
King Solomon says in Ecclesiastes, “To the making of many books there is no end…
This list was originally written December, 2012. With the final Hobbit movie being released (December 2014),…
With the popularity of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and now the The Hobbit…
George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game…
You’ll find them in almost every shop and of varying shapes and sizes, but, at…
Mermaids were often depicted as beautiful innocent women who married human men, or evil sea…
Memoirs usually focus on a specific time period in someone’s life, but even during this…
Horror writers are surrounded by mystique—fans tend to view their favorites as dark, troubled or…
You may have heard of Christopher Paolini, who started his bestselling fantasy series, Inheritance, when he…
Whether they were real or legends, stories about sea monsters have always captured our imagination.…
Do you believe in true love? Are you a romantic fool in constant search of…
Myths and legends are the cornerstones of civilizations. They are stories passed down from generation…
Spend 10 minutes on Facebook or 5 minutes on Tumblr and you’re bound to see…
All the novels on this list, to some degree, were received by a shocked and…