- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1st edition (Oct 4 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425183440
- ISBN-13: 978-0425183441
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #398,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Book Description
With insights into the #1 New York Times bestselling author's life, work and career —and little-known facts about her most popular novels —this beautifully designed book celebrates Nora Roberts's enduring legacy of powerful, passionate storytelling.
The books: a complete, cross-referenced list of Roberts's books—with trivia, quotes, and family trees
The career: a timeline of Roberts's career, with a list of major milestones and quotes from some of her best reviews
The fans: inspiring true stories of how Roberts's books have changed her fans' lives, a list of fan clubs, photos of her with her fans, and "favorite" lists—Best Kiss, Best Hero, Best Opening Line—all voted on by fans
The phenomenon: romance writers, industry-insiders, booksellers, reviewers, and fans talk about Roberts's success
Plus, Roberts answers her readers' most frequently asked questions, reveals her favorite foods, music, and movies, and discusses the fine art of writing romance.
The books: a complete, cross-referenced list of Roberts's books—with trivia, quotes, and family trees
The career: a timeline of Roberts's career, with a list of major milestones and quotes from some of her best reviews
The fans: inspiring true stories of how Roberts's books have changed her fans' lives, a list of fan clubs, photos of her with her fans, and "favorite" lists—Best Kiss, Best Hero, Best Opening Line—all voted on by fans
The phenomenon: romance writers, industry-insiders, booksellers, reviewers, and fans talk about Roberts's success
Plus, Roberts answers her readers' most frequently asked questions, reveals her favorite foods, music, and movies, and discusses the fine art of writing romance.
About the Author
Laura Hayden is an award-winning author who has been published in the romantic suspense category, including several books for Harlequin Intrigue.
Denise Little is a former book buyer and a former editor at Kensington Publishing, where she created her own line of "Denise Little Presents" romance novels. She is currently executive editor at Tekno.
Denise Little is a former book buyer and a former editor at Kensington Publishing, where she created her own line of "Denise Little Presents" romance novels. She is currently executive editor at Tekno.
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BESTSELLING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE writer Nora Roberts, 49, is on a whirlwind shopping spree at The Sky's the Limit boutique in this quaint town. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting reading . . . .,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)
Nora's fans have been waiting a long time for this book - the definitive behind-the-scenes look at "Nora's World".It's laid out in different sections, from Nora's travels around the world, websites to visit, inside comments from her publishers and booksellers, a fan section and a great section on ALL her published works including Birthright, Remember When and her forthcoming Key trilogy. Each book carries a small synopsis and color photographs of all the different covers used and links to other books if its part of a series. Really comprehensive. Peppered throughout the book there are photo's of Nora, her family, her office where she writes and Nora on her holiday's. One small quibble. This book was due to be published a year ago and in certain sections it shows - reference was made to "her latest bestseller Three Fates" at one point. In other sections an editor's note was added with an update - it seem's a shame that the attention to detail was missing in some areas of an otherwise impressive, enjoyable read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true pleasure for fans...,
By Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)
Nora Roberts has emerged as one of the queen's of romance, earning a place in the hearts of reader's around the world. What makes her special out of the hundreds of authors populating bookshelves? The Nora Roberts Companion answers that. Biographical details and an explanation of her methods give fans insight into how the books they love come to be. Through the eyes of her friends and fans and the pages of her own journals, we learn how well loved Nora is. It will come as no surprise to many that Eve Dallas and Roarke top the polls of favorites. We are also given hints of upcoming novels and a concordance of past ones. The only drawbacks of these two features is having to wait for the former and suddenly realizing how many you might have missed of the latter.***** Like the companion volumes written to many television shows such as the X files or Buffy, the Nora Roberts Companion will be a pleasure for true fans and may be the perfect vehicle for new fans to come aboard. *****
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3.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
A waste of paper,
By Roger Long "longrush" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)
The descriptions of all of Ms. Roberts' books are extremely brief (just a line or two), in alphabetical rather than chronological order. There is no index, a gross mistake. The various articles about the writer are shallow. The black and white photos are small and very grainy. The color photos of the book jackets are the size of commemorative stamps. In fact, there just isn't anything that is worthwhile in this work. The reader would do better to read Amazon reviews of her various books and the comments of those who have actually read the novels.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting reading . . . .,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)
Nora's fans have been waiting a long time for this book - the definitive behind-the-scenes look at "Nora's World".It's laid out in different sections, from Nora's travels around the world, websites to visit, inside comments from her publishers and booksellers, a fan section and a great section on ALL her published works including Birthright, Remember When and her forthcoming Key trilogy. Each book carries a small synopsis and color photographs of all the different covers used and links to other books if its part of a series. Really comprehensive. Peppered throughout the book there are photo's of Nora, her family, her office where she writes and Nora on her holiday's. One small quibble. This book was due to be published a year ago and in certain sections it shows - reference was made to "her latest bestseller Three Fates" at one point. In other sections an editor's note was added with an update - it seem's a shame that the attention to detail was missing in some areas of an otherwise impressive, enjoyable read. 12 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true pleasure for fans...,
By Huntress Reviews - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)
Nora Roberts has emerged as one of the queen's of romance, earning a place in the hearts of reader's around the world. What makes her special out of the hundreds of authors populating bookshelves? The Nora Roberts Companion answers that. Biographical details and an explanation of her methods give fans insight into how the books they love come to be. Through the eyes of her friends and fans and the pages of her own journals, we learn how well loved Nora is. It will come as no surprise to many that Eve Dallas and Roarke top the polls of favorites. We are also given hints of upcoming novels and a concordance of past ones. The only drawbacks of these two features is having to wait for the former and suddenly realizing how many you might have missed of the latter.***** Like the companion volumes written to many television shows such as the X files or Buffy, the Nora Roberts Companion will be a pleasure for true fans and may be the perfect vehicle for new fans to come aboard. ***** |
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