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Please note that for a limited period The King Sword (Kindle version) is available for free download on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Thanks to those who have visited - a quick update regarding my Facebook author page:- Please visit my new author page at Chris Scott - AuthorPage | Facebook

The King Sword I would like to invite you into the world of the King Sword This fantasy novel is now available from Amazon in both Kindle and paperback version as follows: Kindle: The King Sword: Christopher Scott: Amazon.com: Kindle Store...

I am of a sufficiently advanced age to have a very soft spot for the singer songwriter - male and female. IN my collection you will find Dylan, James Taylor, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and many others. I also love flamenco music (not of the mass produced tourist variety), sitar...

The link below is the main gallery index on the Cornucopia site. All images are submitted by members of the site and some of them are stunning. There are themed galleries. If you go a way down the page you will find a section named Thematic Galleries which is the one I use the most. There are...

I have got and use Campaign cartographer (CC3) - and I'd recommend it Like any graphics package it takes a bit of getting used to but is worth the effort Chris

Apologies if this has been posted before but the link below is for a list of good resolution fantasy maps woodge.com: fantasy maps

Thanks Lawrence I will be reading Issue 1 over the weekend :-) And hopefully be able to submit something before too long Chris

Hi Jabrosky I agree that there will be varying definitions of fantasy. Personally I would say the setting is more important in the definition of fantasy than the content. So, for example, I could easily define a tale or film as fantasy that had no supernatural content. For me the essential in...

Well arguably, but I don't see that as the main purpose of fantasy writing. My purpose as a writer is not to benefit or improve people but to entertain them. I think we may be entering into arcane semantics here centring on the word "benefit" - I took that to mean, in your original post, that...

Although I adore all three LOTR films there is one film which holds a very special place in my affection. That is a film called Mirrormask which I found by accident in a local shop that sells 2nd hand films. It is an astonishing film and I do urge you to give it a look. It also has a fairly...

A very interesting thread. The opening post by Lorna gave much food for thought but there was one statement with which I must, personally, disagree. This is the following: "I feel it's our duty as writers to move and inspire our audience and benefit society as a whole." Whilst I would...

Hi guys All the very best for this - always great to see a new vehicle for fantasy. I look foward to reading this All the best Chris

As far as I am aware it was the watchfulness of the divine or semi-divine parent in Greek myth that fostered the divine attributes in their offspring. Not only in myth, this is reflected in film treatments as well. In the original Clash of the Titans the armour in the amphitheatre is provided by...

I really enjoy the work of Ted Nasmith Ted Nasmith - Tolkien Illustrator and Architectural Renderer