An Atlas of Fantasy
 Cover, revised edition | |
| Author | J. B. Post |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | various |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Fictional locations |
| Genre | Fiction, Atlas |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 210 |
| ISBN | 0-345-27399-0 |
| OCLC | 5149068 |
| 912/.1/398 | |
| LC Class | G3122.P6 1979 |
An Atlas of Fantasy,compiled byJeremiah Benjamin Post,was originally published in 1973 byMirage Pressand revised for a 1979 edition byBallantine Books.The 1979 edition dropped twelve maps from the first edition and added fourteen new ones. It also included an introduction byLester del Rey.
To remain of manageable size, theAtlasexcludes advertising maps, cartograms, most disproportionate maps, and alternate history ( "might have been" ) maps, focusing instead on imaginary lands derived from literary sources. It purposefully omits "one-to-one" maps such asThomas Hardy's Wessex(which merely renames places in southwest England), but includesBarsetshireandYoknapatawpha County,which are evidently considered to be sufficiently fictionalized. The emphasis is on science fiction and fantasy, though Post suggests there exist enough mystery fiction maps to someday createThe Detectives' Handy Pocket Atlas.Other maps were omitted due to permission costs or reproduction quality.
The maps are reproduced from many sources, and an Index of Artists is included.
Reception[edit]
Stephen L. Lortz reviewedAn Atlas of FantasyforDifferent Worldsmagazine and stated that "An Atlas of Fantasy has provided me with many hours of entertainment as well as a number of inspirations for my FRP campaign, and in my opinion, belongs on the reference shelf of every Game Master and fantasist."[1]
Reviews[edit]
- Review by William P. Hall Jr. (1974) inCross PlainsV1n4, July-August 1974[2]
- Review by Stuart David Schiff (1974) inWhispers#4, July 1974
- Review by Greg Bear (1974) inLuna Monthly,#56, November 1974
- Review by uncredited (1975) inAmraV2n63, April 1975
- Review by David L. Greene (1975) inThe Baum Bugle,Spring 1975
- Review by Richard Mathews (1979) inScience Fiction & Fantasy Book Review,July 1979
- Review by Lewis Pulsipher (1983) inDragon Magazine,April 1983
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Lortz, Stephen L. (August–September 1980). "Book Reviews".Different Worlds(9): 37.
- ^"Title: An Atlas of Fantasy".
- Austin, Susan (1979)."An Atlas of Fantasy (review)".Children's Literature Association Quarterly.4(3): 14–15.doi:10.1353/chq.0.1368.
- Lerner, F. (1980). "Book review".Voice of Youth Advocates.3(3): 51.
- Post, J.B. (1979).An Atlas of Fantasy.New York: Ballantine Books.ISBN0-345-27399-0.