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Anne C. Petty

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Born

The United States

Website

http://www.annepetty.com

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Genre

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

Allen Edgar Poe, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joe R. Lansdale ...more

Member Since

May 2008

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Writer, editor, publisher, anime/manga addict. Tastes run toward the dark side.

Anne Petty (Ph.D. in English, Florida State University) has over 30 years’ experience in the wordsmithing field as teacher, author, editor, and publisher.

Anne explores myth, legend, and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien in her online blog and her published non-fiction writing—Tolkien in the Land of Heroes (2005, a Mythopoeic Society Award Finalist), Dragons of Fantasy (2nd ed. 2008), and One Ring to Bind Them All (2nd ed. 2001). Chapters in anthologies include contributions to Modern Critical Views (2000); Tolkien Studies (2004); More People’s Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien (2005); Tolkien and Shakespeare (2007); Good Dragons Are Rare (2009); and Light Beyond All Shadow (20 ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,188 ratings · 236 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Limbus, Inc. (Limbus, Inc #1) by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author), Joseph Nassise (Goodreads Author), Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 944 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slices of Flesh by Stan Swanson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author), Jack Ketchum 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tolkien in the Land of Heroes : Discovering the Human Spirit by Anne C. Petty (Goodreads Author), J. Stein (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaman's Blood 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cornerstone 3.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology 3.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragons of Fantasy: The Scaly Villains and Heroes of Tolkien, Rowling, McCaffrey, Pratchett and Other Fantasy Greats 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Beyond All Shadow: Religious Experience in Tolkien's Work by Paul E. Kerry, Sandra Miesel, Russell W. Dalton (Contributor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thin Line Between by Anne C. Petty (Goodreads Author), M.A.C. Petty 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell and High Water by Anne C. Petty (Goodreads Author), P.V. LeForge (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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