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Stephen King's God trip: On the 30th anniversary of "The Stand," the novelist confesses what haunts him about religion and today's politics.; By John Marks Oct 23, 2008
Philosophy! Theology! Global catastrophe! Adventure!: Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" pulls off what most writers would never dare attempt -- it is simultaneously a philosophical argument and a ripping good yarn.; By Andrew Leonard Sep 11, 2008
Remembering Thomas M. Disch: In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.; By Elizabeth Hand Jul 11, 2008
Rushdie the romantic: In Salman Rushdie's satisfying fairy tale "The Enchantress of Florence," magic and history entwine -- and so do a middle-aged emperor and a sexy princess.; By Laura Miller Jun 13, 2008
Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates early Rome: The unlikely heroine of "Lavinia" leaps out of the Aeneid and brings an ancient culture -- deeply bound by "duty, order and justice" -- to life.; By Laura Miller May 1, 2008
Salon Book Awards 2007: From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year.; By Laura Miller Dec 12, 2007
The accidental heretic: I'm a devoted Catholic and a huge Philip Pullman fan. Can a church that condemns him still embrace someone like me?; By Donna Freitas Dec 7, 2007
I'm addicted to Harry Potter fan fiction!: Every moment I'm alone, I'm secretly reading the stories, the forums, the recommendations. I can't stop!; By Cary Tennis Nov 2, 2007
Dumbledore? Gay. J.K. Rowling? Chatty.: What happens when authors like J.K. Rowling can't stop telling their own stories?; By Rebecca Traister Oct 23, 2007
"Dragon Wars": Made in South Korea: A globalization goodie: Either the best, or worst, Korean fantasy epic set in modern Los Angeles, ever.; Andrew Leonard Sep 17, 2007
L'Engle's last wrinkle: Madeleine L'Engle wrote children's books that were too complicated for grown-ups. I'll miss her.; By Laurel Snyder Sep 10, 2007
Potterpalooza: For the Quidditch players, wizard rockers and would-be witches who gathered at a New Orleans Harry Potter convention, this is the dawning of their summer of love -- and loss.; By Rebecca Traister Jun 1, 2007
Back to the future: Science fiction promised us a tomorrowland of jetpacks, Smell-O-Vision and male mammary implants. So what happened?; By Simon Reynolds May 12, 2007
Killer smog invades children's fantasy: Pollution is evil in China Mieville's newest novel. The kids will understand.; Andrew Leonard Mar 20, 2007
"Un Lun Dun": The imaginative world of an alternative London created by China Mieville just may take adults back to their slack-jawed, book-drunk days of youth.; By Laura Miller Mar 5, 2007
Let's get it on: Does marriage smother sex? Author Esther Perel talks about how to unleash erotic desire inside long-term relationships.; By Helaine Olen Sep 26, 2006
Fantastic friends: Bestselling writers Neil Gaiman and Susanna Clarke talk with Salon about fairies, folk tales and fighting the tyranny of realism.; By Laura Miller Oct 8, 2005
"Strange Itineraries" by Tim Powers: The combination of Powers' noir-existentialist worldview with elements of SF, fantasy and literary fiction makes these nine stories truly unique.; By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 1, 2005
"The Hidden Family" by Charles Stross: In this second novel in "The Merchant Princes" fantasy series, past, present and future collide as investigative journalist Miriam Beckstein navigates parallel universes -- and alters the course of history.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 6, 2005
When Harry Potter met Jane Austen: Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" combines the dark, wild spirit of English fantasy with the grand wit and high style of the 19th century social novel. It's a grand performance -- and the most sparkling literary debut of the year.; By Laura Miller Sep 4, 2004
Perfect Circle: Chapter 3: "Look, this chick, she is after you. I mean, your car is the last thing she ever saw. The dead are like that. They get fixated." The third excerpt from Sean Stewart's ghostly page-turner.; By Sean Stewart Jul 23, 2004
Perfect Circle: Chapter 2: I never walked down a ghost road myself. There are some places we just aren't meant to go. Our second excerpt from cult novelist Sean Stewart's unearthly thriller.; By Sean Stewart Jul 9, 2004
Perfect Circle: Chapter 1: Ghosts are all different, like demons, not all the same, like zombies. They all want something. If you've got the sense God gave a cockroach, you stay away from them.; Jul 2, 2004
Archaeologist of lost worlds: Overdosed on Harry? Had it with hobbits? Steven Erikson's sweeping 10-volume series, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen," might be just the fantasy epic that adult readers have been longing for.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 21, 2004
"The War of the Flowers" by Tad Williams: This stand-alone fantasy adds the plight of the modern American man to its mix of heroic goblins, marauding dragons and evil fairy lords.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 12, 2003

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