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Philip Athans

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in Rochester, NY, The United States

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http://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Literature & Fiction

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Philip Athans is the New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation and more than a dozen other fantasy and horror books including The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, Completely Broken, Arron of the Black Forest, Book I: The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff (with Mel Odom), Tales From The Fathomless Abyss and How to Start Your Own Religion.

Born in Rochester, New York he grew up in suburban Chicago, where he published the literary magazine Alternative Fiction & Poetry. His blog, Fantasy Author’s Handbook (http://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/), is updated every Tuesday, and you can follow him on Twitter @PhilAthans.

He now resides in the foothills of the Washington Cascades, east of Seattle.

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OUCH!

I’ve been thinking about pain lately.

I know that might sound terribly grim and negative, but I can’t help it. I have this toothache, see, and it’s difficult to think about anything else.

When I wake up in the morning it’s kind of a dull throbbing—more pressure than pain. Then I have breakfast, trying my best to chew on the other side but still it starts to hurt more. Then it just starts to hurt...

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Philip Athans's Books

Average rating: 3.69 · 5,428 ratings · 178 reviews · 34 distinct works · Similar authors

	Annihilation (Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, #5) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 2,225 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	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 Halls Of Stormweather (Forgotten Realms: Sembia, #1) by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dave Gross (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Paul S. Kemp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	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
	Baldur's Gate (Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate, #1) 2.74 of 5 stars 2.74 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	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
	Realms of the Dragons (Forgotten Realms: Anthologies, #9) by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jess Lebow (Contributor), R.A. Salvatore (Contributor) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	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
	Realms of Mystery (Forgotten Realms: Anthologies, #6) by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mary H. Herbert (Contributor), Stan Brown (Contributor) 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	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
	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate, #2) 2.77 of 5 stars 2.77 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	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 Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller! by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author), R.A. Salvatore 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	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
	Realms of the Elves (Forgotten Realms: Anthologies, #11) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2006	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
	Reader's Guide to the Legend of Drizzt 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	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
	Realms of the Deep (Forgotten Realms: Anthologies, #7) 3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1999	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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Series by Philip Athans

Forgotten Realms (256 books)
by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author) (Editor)
4.0261376272477625 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 325,546 ratings

Dungeons & Dragons (1 book)
by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author)
3.9842696629213483 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 2,225 ratings

Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate (3 books)
by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author)
2.8119777158774375 of 5 stars 2.81 avg rating — 718 ratings

Forgotten Realms: Watercourse (3 books)
by Philip Athans (Goodreads Author)
3.316062176165803 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 193 ratings

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The Complete Stories of Truman Capote

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Philip Athans rated a book 5 of 5 stars Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District by Ben Katchor read in May, 2013	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
I just LOVE Ben Katchor's Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer and have since I first encountered it in the Chicago Reader in the early 90s. This is the most literary comic strip on Earth while still remaining accessible, funny, heartwarming, and g...more
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Philip Athans is currently reading The Complete Stories of Truman Capote by Truman Capote	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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Philip Athans wants to read The Big Book of Adventure Stories by Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author)	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
Taking a break from this massive tome in favor of a little variety -- doing a little too much "retro" at the same time!
Apr 24, 2013 02:50pm · see review
Philip Athans made a comment on his review of Betahuman "This was written by one of my students at Bellevue College and self-pubbed via CreateSpace: Betahuman[image]"
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Philip Athans is currently reading Betahuman by Ian Wood (Goodreads Author)	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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Philip Athans rated a book 5 of 5 stars Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings read in April, 2013	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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Quotes by Philip Athans

“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.”
― Philip Athans, R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Volume II: Extinction, Annihilation, Resurrection

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