Desiring Dragons: Creativity, Imagination and the Writer's Quest

by Kevan Manwaring

Author of The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien, talked of 'desiring dragons'; that he would prefer 'a wilderness of dragons' to the bleak territory of the unimaginative critic. The genre of Fantasy (including Science Fiction and its various sub-genres in TV, film & computer games) has never been more popular. This book seeks to examine why this might be and why so many are tempted to write Fantasy fiction. Tolkien suggested how 'consolation' is an important criteria...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782795839
• ISBN13: 9781782795834
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Compass Books
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"