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Yahoo News: Del Toro, who is directing the movies, will team with the "Lord of the Rings" filmmaker and "Hobbit" executive producer Jackson to adapt the J.R.R. Tolkien book and write its follow-up. Also joining them in the writers' room are Frank Walsh and Philippa Boyens, both of whom collaborated with Jackson on the "Rings" trilogy.

Read the entire article here .

George R.R. Martin announced on his website the brand new Song Of Ice and Fire calendar with the graphics created by Michael Komarck for Dabel Brothers. The calendar features two already released arts of Ned Stark and Sansa Stark as well as many new images including: Jon Snow, Lord Berric Dondarrion fighting Sandor Clegane and more!

The calendar will be available in December 2008. Read more about it on Martin's official website: www.GeorgeRRMartin.com .

We have added another gallery of World of Warcraft Avatars to the downloads section. This gallery contains avatars based on the World of Warcraft fan-art. If you like artwork with Anime influence you might really like them!

To download the WOW avatar gallery go to the Fantasy Avatar downloads section.

I'm sure that every Lord Of The Rings fan at some point in time asked himself (or herself) a question: did it all have to be so difficult? Was there no other way? Well, maybe there was... Take a look at this short fan made animated movie:
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=gxlu0cpvra

If you were entertained, you can share your feelings on our Tolkien Forum.

James Johnson's "Enemy's Son" the first book in the Erth Chronicles, a brilliant merger of Space Opera and classic Fantasy tale. To learn more about the book you can go to the official website of the series: ErthChronicles.com .

James is actively promoting the series by running a FaceBook page for the book and sharing many fan created artwork inspired by the "Enemy's Son".

If you're looking for more fantasy dedicated websites or you have a website you want to spread word about you might want to take a look at the Fantasy TopList . And while you're at it, you can give Fantasy Fan a vote .

Another year and another Discworld convention! If you want to attend the single greatest Discworld event on planet start packing because it's going live on 22nd to 25th August 2008 . And if the idea of attending the convention is not enough for you, maybe this will catch your eye: Terry Pratchett is the guest of honor!

To read more about the convention go to the: www.dwcon.org .

Narnia Web: The 10th annual Teen Choice Award nominees they were announced back in June. Recently "Prince Caspian" won the Choice Movie Action Adventure category! Sadly Ben Barnes lost out to Drake Bell from "Superhero Movie" in the Choice Movie Breakout Male category.

See all the winners here.

Thanks to generous contribution of our member CoffeeBratt we're presenting today the review of R.A. Salvatore's "The Spearwielder Tales" . Thanks Coffee! :-)

I just finished reading The Woods Out Back, by R.A. Salvatore, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is the first in a series entitled The Spearwielder Tales, and is my inaugural exposure to this author.

Wizards of the Coast: This premier, hardcover, richly illustrated guide to The Legend of Drizzt celebrates twenty years of the most popular character in fantasy. This book will captivate new readers and established fans alike with its in-depth exploration of Drizzt and full-color illustrations by renowned artist Todd Lockwood.
To read more about this exclusive guide go to Wizards of the Coast website.