Publication: The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic

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Publication: The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic

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Publication: The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and MagicPublication Record # 50615
Author: Editors of Writer's Digest
Date: 1998-09-15
ISBN: 0-89879-866-3 [978-0-89879-866-1]
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Price:
$18.99^?$: US dollar
Pages: 277
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: NONFICTION
Cover: The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference by Robin Wood
Notes:
- C$26.99 in Canada.
- Cover art credited on copyright page and artwork is signed. Artist's signature is disguised as runes on what appears to be the hero's scabbard.
- Interior art credited on individual pieces. Most not credited.
- Edited by Michelle Kramer (production editor).
- Cover design by Candace Haught.
- Full LCCN CIP data on copyright page.
- Printing statement: "02 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.
- Barnesandnoble.com puts the publication date at 1998-09-15.
- Pages 263-277 are an index.
External IDs:
- Goodreads: 34928
- LCCN: 98027642
- OCLC/WorldCat: 39322892
- Open Library: OL8273056M

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Nonfiction Title: The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic • (1998) • nonfiction by David H. Borcherding [as by Editors of Writer's Digest]

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

1 • Introduction (The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference) • (1998) • essay by Terry Brooks
4 • Traditional Fantasy Cultures • (1998) • essay by Michael J. Varhola
31 • World Cultures • (1998) • essay by Michael J. Varhola
64 • Magic • (1998) • essay by Allan Maurer and Renee Wright
101 • Witchcraft and Pagan Paths • (1998) • essay by Allan Maurer and Renee Wright
132 • Commerce, Trade, and Law in Contemporary Fantasy • (1998) • essay by Sherrilyn Kenyon
154 • Fantasy Races • (1998) • essay by Daniel Clark and P. Andrew Miller [as by Daniel Clark and Andrew P. Miller]
171 • Creatures of Myth and Legend • (1998) • essay by Daniel Clark and P. Andrew Miller [as by Daniel Clark and Andrew P. Miller]
191 • Dress and Costume • (1998) • essay by Sherrilyn Kenyon
205 • Arms, Armor, and Armies • (1998) • essay by Michael J. Varhola
235 • Anatomy of a Castle • (1998) • essay by Michael J. Varhola

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