Ellen Ashdown is a writer now living at St. George Island, Florida. A Florida Fiction Fellow, she has published feature articles on art, dance, and education in regional and national magazines. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida, is Phi Beta Kappa, a former dancer, and a writer for major textbook publishers, advertising agencies, and universities.
Dragons of Fantasy, second edition; literary commentary by Anne C. Petty ISBN: 978-0-9792700-9-3
Published: August 11, 2008
Review: Dr. Thomas Honegger, Professor for Mediaeval Studies, Friedrich-Schiller-University (Jena, Germany): Read it now! Forward to Second Edition: Anthony Burdge & Jessica Burke, Co-chairs, The Northeast Tolkien™ Society, New York City: Read it now!
Writer Anne Petty is best known for her two books on J.R.R. Tolkien, her dark fantasy novel Thin Line Between, and her book of literary commentary on famous fantasy authors, Dragons of Fantasy, now in its second, revised edition. She has also published many essays and given seminars on mythology, Tolkien, pop culture, writing, and publishing. Cover painting by Kristen Buckner.