Here are some great books for children and teens that has inspired their imagination and dreams. There are many books that I could list here. However, I maybe a little off due to my male point of view. It is a known fact that males and females normally do not like the same types of books. Of course there is an exception to every rule. I find these books to be among some of the best great books for children available in their genre for girls and boys.
Stories Of Fantasy And The Authors Who Create It
Tales concerning enchanting, paranormal mystical beings and horrendous monsters have been present in our society since the dawning of man. The Odyssey by Homer meets the description of the fantasy genre with its own magic, gods, heroes, adventures and monsters. Fantasy publications, as we recognize it, evolved in Victorian era, with the works of creators particularly William Morris and George MacDonald.
J.R.R. Tolkien had an enormous role in the reputation of the fantasy genre with his extraordinarily lucrative literature, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was mainly affected by an age old body of Anglo-Saxon stories, specifically Beowulf, in addition to modern works as an example The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison. It was after the publication of his work that the genre began to pick up the moniker "fantasy" (oftentimes applied retroactively to the works of Eddison, Carroll, Howard). Tolkien's good friend C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia and a fellow English professor with the same array of likes, and also aided to showcase the fantasy genre.
While we proceed to the future. Author J.K. Rowling with her ultra extraordinary Harry Potter collection helps make the fantasy genre even more well-known than in the past. Million upon millions of supporters hang around in extensive lines while the next installment of the Harry Potter books and motion pictures are scheduled to be released. Through rain, sleet or snow, the Harry Potter's loyal are there waiting for days in line only to be counted among the first ones to read or view the new movie. The instant you believe that, you have observed it all, along arrives Stephanie Meyer with her Twilight saga. These particular books and movies have griped the public like no other fantasy, romance, horror titles ever.
The same as Harry Potter admirers appear in droves to join the midnight showing or release party. The Twilight buffs also have themselves a nickname "twilighters." Another fantasy book who have numerous admirers is the Lord of the Rings series. A few movies have been made for this series, and all have done quite well. The Hobbit is the next fantasy book that will see the big screen very soon.
Will this book to movie be profitable? Moreover, will the devotees support it? If it is anything like The Lord of the Rings and The Harry Potter series, it is going to do extremely well indeed. All fantasy followers sit and wait until their alternate much-loved book titles to be transformed into movies or for the next saga in a continuing series to be made available. As you may be aware of, you can't spell fantasy without fan. Yes, the fantasy genre is increasing by leaps and bounds now a days, and the supporters are thriving right alongside it.
Arguable fantasy books are the most popular genre available these days and it doesn't look as if it could be slowing at any time in the near future. Thus take a seat and really enjoy the fantasy books escapade. The best within genre is still to arrive. Who knows exactly what original tale will come up next for us all to enjoy.