BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 11.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN: VEVENT DTSTART:20060720T113000TZ:-06 DTEND:20060720T130000TZ:-06 LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Room 2 UID:20060720-113000-00000000000-0020 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:A big fantasy novel can be defined by its length or its sales; what is it about the genre that makes so many of the best-sellers also long novels or installments in long series? Panelists eco-gothic fantasy/sf writer Elizabeth Bear (Blood & Iron), Comic-Con special guest George R. R. Martin (A Feast for Crows), experienced “debut” epic fantasy author Jenna Rhodes (The Four Forges), wildly popular novelist R. A. Salvatore (The Legend of Drizzt), and editor Anne Groell (Bantam Dell Publishing Group) will discuss the phenomenon, with moderator Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy. SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Fantasy: The Big Books PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR