Dive into the magical world of Harry Potter. This Scholastic video (1:02) provides an introduction to the Harry Potter novels with information about each of the books.

Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" was a breakthrough novel when it was first published in 1968, pushing the boundaries of fantasy in literature. Explore how Earthsea paved the way for this beloved genre in this video from the...

Learn how science fiction and fantasy transformed over time from a marginalized genre into prestige literature in this video [1:37] from the American Masters film Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin. Renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin helped to...

This video [1:32] is a book trailer for the fantasy/sci-fi novel The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Frost. Readers of I Am Number Four, The Maze Runner, and Legend will love this exciting new fantasy adventure series by the co-creator of the...

This video is a preview for the young adult novel Torment, the second novel in the addictive Fallen series, from best-selling author Lauren Kate. Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows on her previous...

This video of Christopher Paolini shares his discussion about the delivery of the Inheritance manuscript to his editor at Random House.

This site shares a video of the author, Christopher Paolini, as he takes a look back at how it all began with Eragon, and discusses the conclusion to the series, Inheritance.

This video shares insights into the background to the book Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. In this interview, he shares information about the fourth and final book in the series.

Theis an introduction to the novel The Dragon in the Volcano by Kate Klimo, the 4th book in the Dragon Keepers series. Dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy need help! Emmy, their rapidly growing dragon, has become a real grouch, saying she's...

Susan Cooper's works weave rich language and contemporary issues with fantasy, history, and traditional literature to create compelling, timeless picture books and young adult novels. In this interview, Cooper talks about becoming a...

Fantasy novels are more than just hundreds of pages worth of swords and magic! Okay, there's some of that. But it's also a lens to what our society finds important to our pasts, our presents, and future. [5:59]

This site provides an introduction to Ashtown Burials #1: The Dragon's Tooth. by N. D. Wilson, the author of the acclaimed 100 Cupboards Trilogy. Readers will follow Cyrus and Antigone Smith's journey to join an order of explorers who...

This is an introduction to the book Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck, by Dale Basye; it is the third title in the middle-grade Heck series, (Random House Books for Young Readers). It also provides links to information about the author...

This website focuses on the series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott. It provides a series of video book trailers for the series including The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, The Enchantress, The...

This is a video preview for the teen fantasy book entitled Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape,...

This video is a book trailer for The Scorch Trials, the second book in The Maze Runner Trilogy. Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn't done yet. Phase Two has just begun....

This site contains a video preview for the book entitled Ashtown Burials: The Dragon's Tooth and The Drowned Vault, a fantasy written by N. D. Wilson. It also provides a link to an NPR interview with the author, a brief introduction to...

This video invited the student to consider the differences between fantasy and reality when preparing to discuss The Hunger Games.