Sentences with phrase «book as fantasy»

I though of this book as fantasy since it takes place in a made - up world, but it's not actually magical.

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Back in 2008, he was described as the «unofficial gatekeeper» to a $ 1 million fantasy football league, and he also features in Greg Smith's book «Why I Left Goldman Sachs,» in which he is described as a «rising star» and a «social genius.»

or you might as well put that book on the shelf with the other childish fantasy books that idulge the child like maybe «The Wizard of OZ.»

As an evangelical Christian, I read the Book of Mormon, and I consider it a 2nd - rate fantasy novel.

This is a distorted translation... lots of good information comes from ancient books... it's just that the bible is fictional and any useful information can be found anywhere else since the bible plagiarized any real useful information that's in it... like do unto others as you wish them to do to you... is just ancient common sense and has nothing to do with what any fantasy gods might have said... the bible is a waste of time for the stupids.

They even had a few things correct about science... as well as a lot of fantasies and superst.itions - just like your book.

It bothers us because politicians and special religious interest groups don't believe as your alleged Jesus man believed and want to control the population based on their book of fantasies.

Although this little book (it can be called an occasional address, yet without having the occasion which produces the speaker and gives him authority, or the occasion which produces the reader and makes him eager to learn) is like a fantasy, like a dream by day as it confronts the relationships of actuality: yet it is not without assurance and not without hope of accomplishing its object.

You can post quotes from and references to this book all year long and it will not change the fact that: Yes, there are some practical words of wisdom for peaceful human behavior in it (as there are in most religious texts), but just because this is true it does not make all of the supernatural fantasies in it true.

I read thousands of fantasy books as a child and young adult, and these actually hold no greater morality than many of them.

As far as evidence goes, he was written about in multiple biblical sources, which obviously you won't take into account because you believe the bible to be fantasy, but when you think about how all biblical books were written at different times, in different places, by different people, you can at least say there is a decent chance he liveAs far as evidence goes, he was written about in multiple biblical sources, which obviously you won't take into account because you believe the bible to be fantasy, but when you think about how all biblical books were written at different times, in different places, by different people, you can at least say there is a decent chance he liveas evidence goes, he was written about in multiple biblical sources, which obviously you won't take into account because you believe the bible to be fantasy, but when you think about how all biblical books were written at different times, in different places, by different people, you can at least say there is a decent chance he lived.

Just re-reading one of your books - = - and having a fantasy of heading to the CIA as an academic to learn about academics in a new environment as I am obsessed with food... but that is not my profession...

As much as I love to escape into the encompassing world of a new book or story, I am also ready to jump into the fantasy world of my own lifAs much as I love to escape into the encompassing world of a new book or story, I am also ready to jump into the fantasy world of my own lifas I love to escape into the encompassing world of a new book or story, I am also ready to jump into the fantasy world of my own life.

And I don't know what qualifies as fantasy on this list but William Gibson has written books in this century.

I often suggest to couples that they use a third item — a transitional object — such as a book, a movie, or an overheard conversation to allow for fantasy and play to enter their sexual experiences.

Cure: If you've been using the book (or any erotica) as a form of solo arousal, it's important to leave the fantasy out of your mutual sex life.

It introduced me to the contemporary fantasy genre (hey, it's probably not entirely coincidental that my own book features a demon protagonist), as well as the crazy geniuses of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

It's the safest sex you'll ever have and as Bonnie writes in her book, The Fine Art of Erotic Talk, «A telephone tryst can serve as a vehicle to keep your romantic feelings alive, to enhance intimacy, to build erotic anticipation, and to fuel your sexual fantasies.»

And, as a non-reader of the J.K. Rowling books (I'm saving them to read with my daughter when she's old enough) and a non-aficionado of the fantasy genre, I find at least some stretch of every Harry Potter film arcane and a bit dull (usually the parts involving magician - vs.

In the midst of all the franchises coming from studios today, there's one unlikely collection of films that has just as loyal and rabid a fanbase as any comic book, young adult or fantasy series.

The first official teaser trailer for Mortal Engines has released, as it's an upcoming fantasy epic based on the book of the same name by Philip Reeve.

In the case of Pacific Rim, apparently not much as director Guillermo del Toro seems determined to make sure the film does not to come across seriously, which is disappointing considering del Toro's background making both dark fantasy films with political allegories and creative comic book adaptations.

We look mostly through Francis» eyes, as the boys and two friends weave a fantasy world out of a comic book they collaborate on, called The Atomic Trinity, with characters like Captain Asskicker and easily recognized caricatures of Sister Assumpta and Father Casey (Vincent D'Onofrio), the distracted, chain - smoking pastor and soccer coach who seems too moony to be a priest.

Unless your child is still at an impressionable age when the «Goosebumps» books can give them real goose bumps, this PG - rated film is more likely to elicit more smirks than scares, working better as a comedic fantasy than as something meant to keep youngsters up all night.

Battle Chasers was a comic book able to wrap you inside its fantasy world like none other, and then it disappeared just as fast as it came.

As with the book, their fantasy play goes very wrong when Gerald has a heart attack, dropping dead and leaving Jesse handcuffed to the bed in their lakeside home when there's not a soul around.

In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

«Book Club,» starring Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen as friends who are spurred to change after reading «50 Shades of Grey,» is an enjoyable piece of fantasy with an underlying message of empowerment.

And while we were spoiled by the LOTR films, there are some damned good fantasy films being made these days, as well as some very good book adaptations being done.

There's also an obvious fantasy element to the story that, although it reportedly isn't as strong as the stuff in the book, could make this a lot more interesting than it looks.

Renny Harlin, the man behind CLIFFHANGER and DEEP BLUE SEA, will direct this interpretation, which he described as «not a cominc book, cartoony fantasy thing» and that it would similar to GLADIATOR.

«But we read the comic book version of The Odyssey,» confessed Ethan, as well as saw Hollywood spectacles and Ray Harryhausen fantasies based on, inspired by or selectively cribbed from it.

My theory is that people don't read his books for the rather rudimentary, step - by - step, point - to - point thriller elements that form the backbone of the story so much as for learning a little bits of history, philosophy, and even fantasy elements that reside above the surface, many of them expounded upon at length in between the plot points.

The bundle books include compelling urban fantasy reads with some of the strangest detectives you've ever met, including Dan Shamble Zombie P.I. in my own Unnatural Acts, as well as ghosts, elves, vampires, sorceresses, modern - day dragon slayers, immortal Shakespearean characters, and more in Dean Wesley Smith's The Deep Sunset, R.R. Virdi's Grave Beginnings, Patrick Hester's Into the Fire, Susan Sizemore's Living Dead Girl, J.A. Pitt's Night Terrors, L. Jagi Lamplighter's Prospero Lost, Alex Berg's Red Hot Steele and Cold Hard Steele.

I pitched Hunter Moon, my fantasy with romance or is it a romantic fantasy... Anyway this book as been finished for awhile, pitched and rejected a few times, revised and finished again, and now pitched again.

(Though for authors I recommend focusing not on writing itself as a topic, but on what you write books ABOUT — i.e., I write fantasy fiction, so I post about things like the monster in Netflix» Stranger Things series.)

Kristen is the author of the gothic fantasy series, House of Comarre, from Orbit Books, as well as several other paranormal romance titles.

As an agent, she represents contemporary romance, thriller, adventure, paranormal / urban fantasy, science fiction, combinations of the genres listed, middle grade (fantasy, adventure, science fiction), picture books (special stories that deliver a subtle, non-didactic message; illustrations not needed), self - help, science nonfiction, and business books.

She is taking pitches for the following fiction genres: romance, fantasy, science fiction, mystery / thriller / suspense, horror, young adult, middle grade, literary fiction, new adult, graphic novels, women's fiction, upmarket fiction, and novels / books by and about people from marginalized perspectives (such as LGBT people and / or racial minorities).

Let's say you have a book ranking as # 1 in the Arthurian sub-genre of fantasy.

Genre fiction books (fantasy, science fiction, erotica / romance, steampunk, paranormal) will need to be sold for less — less than 13 dollars — for the most part, as well as young adult books (younger audience, smaller wallets).

We asked her about writing and marketing YA fantasy, launching a successful first book, accumulating a street team, getting bloggers to reveal your cover, and having paperbacks and hardbacks as well as ebooks made.

As the author of five fantasy novels, all of which are currently sold on Amazon, I am not without experience in the area of text editing when it comes to finalizing one's fiction book for publication in one form or another.

As a reader, Cornelia has always loved good fantasy, particularly British authors and their books, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter PaAs a reader, Cornelia has always loved good fantasy, particularly British authors and their books, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter Paas J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter Pan.

I never had a problem with the book as a child, but my cynical (and science fiction / fantasy - addled) adult brain's re-reading uncovers the horrific implications within the story, implications t

I also employed a very light drift of fantasy in my adult novel The Uncoupling, as well as in a book for middle - grade readers about kids who meet at a Scrabble tournament, called The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman.

I love books about witches and demons as much as the next person, but sometimes the real world is far stranger than fantasy.

Alex — I think trad publishers still see 80K words as the sweet spot (more for fantasy) because that seems the «right size» for a paper book.

I do have one self - pubbed novel, but it's a mainstream book with a narrower audience, so I wouldn't expect it to sell as well as the fantasy books.

So I've decided to merge all my urban fantasy novels, previous published under the name Loralie Hall, to be released as Allyson Lindt's books.»