Deathly Hallows Part II Slated For 2011 Release


The second part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie is currently scheduled to be released on July 15, 2011, following the November 19, 2010 release of the first half of the movie. The film, to be split into two parts to “do the book justice,” is currently in production. The upcoming Harry […]

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Stephen King on Stephenie Meyer, Twilight


Stephen King recently gave his views on Stephenie Meyer and her “Twilight” series. (Which, for the record, is not considered to be a fantasy series by this website. It’s a romance thriller, and not something we would generally cover here.) “Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is […]

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Introducing Fantasy Wire


How does one go out and find fresh news in the fantasy sphere? It’s not easy, and it’s time-consuming. Luckily, it just got easier. Fantasy Wire, a new section of FantasyFolder.com, automatically aggregates fantasy news from around the internet. Several times a day, it pings certain sites and checks to see if they have anything […]

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Harry Potter Lexicon Published After Revision


Back in 2007, leading in to 2008, RDR Books was sued by J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers to prevent the publication of The Harry Potter Lexicon, by Steve Vander Ark, a companion encyclopedia to the Harry Potter series. The book was deemed to contain too much of Ms. Rowling’s material, and publication was halted […]

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Terry Pratchett Trials New Alzheimer’s Treatment


The Daily Mail reports that fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett is trialling an experimental Alzheimer’s treatment. Sir Terry Pratchett has been trialling a revolutionary new device that claims to slow, and even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s. The award-winning author, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2007, is one of the first patients in the […]

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Harry Potter 6 Rated “PG”


The MPAA has rated the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film “PG,” down from from the “PG-13” content rating that the prior two movies had recieved. The Motion Picture Association of America’s exact wording was “Rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.” This comes as great surprise to readers […]

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Smallville Returns January 15th


In case you forgot, new espisodes of Smallville will air on television again starting January 15th, 2009. The show was interrupted in mid-November, as were most other TV shows, and will finally resume this month with episode #8-11 “Legion”: DC COMICS’ LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARRIVE IN SMALLVILLE FROM THE FUTURE TO HELP CLARK STOP BRAINIAC […]

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Legend of the Seeker


Terry Goodkind’s The Sword of Truth series (first book: The Wizard’s First Rule) has recently become a TV series, dubbed Legend of the Seeker. It’s quite good for a TV show, though it apparently deviates from the books enough to invoke the book fans’ wrath (though that doesn’t take much, as you may have noticed…). […]

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Fate of “Chronicles of Narnia” Uncertain


The fate of the third Chronicles of Narnia film hangs precariously balanced. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the next movie planned in the series, will not be happening under a Disney/Walden Media partnership. Disney has abandoned plans to continue with the franchise, leaving Walden Media with a project not even in the production phase. […]

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“Merlin’s Dragon” by T. A. Barron Released


The first book in T. A. Barron’s latest series has been released and is now available from most booksellers. MERLIN’S DRAGON—Book I – IS NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. This new trilogy follows the amazing adventures of a fellow named Basil … who is very small in size, but very big in destiny. He […]

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