Most of us who enjoy fantasy fiction often find that we are unable to detach ourselves from the warm comfort of the worlds shown by the glorious books. We get to know and love the characters at such a deep level that we constantly find ourselves wishing to be a part of their worlds and wanting to know even the most trivial details related to it. And the world of internet has made that so much easier now than ever before. There are stunning fandom sites, build around your favorite fantasy fiction, that will help keep the magic of that world alive while you battle it out in this not-so-glamorous but, sadly, very real world.
Harry Potter
With one of the biggest fandoms the world has seen and an author who keeps sharing trivia of the wizarding world, pottermore is a safe haven for the whole fandom. It has been rightly dubbed the digital heart of the wizarding world. All you need to do is log on to the website and you can get sorted not just in Hogwarts but Ilvermorny as well. You can find out your patronus and read all sorts of small details Rowling wrote after the seventh installment of the series was published. Proceed to this site with caution though; even squibs and muggles have been known to get lost in the site for hours on end. From newsletters that claim to be faster than owl mail and more reliable than the Daily Prophet to shops that offer official e-books you can buy and gift, there is so much to do at this website that when you log on to pottermore.com make sure you don’t have anywhere to be for the next couple of hours.
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The Hunger Games
The website thehungergames.co.uk is where fans of this franchise can choose to play between the two games: the tribute trials and the trial by fire. In the tribute trials, you choose pictures that put up random questions that have four options. You choose the one you agree with and it takes you to the next one. You have eight questions to determine whether you could survive the hunger games or not. The trial by fire, on the other hand, gives you situations that have only two options, any one of which could lead to your death. You have to keep retrying and finding a way to survive. This is also a timed game that makes it the tougher of the two. The website also offers Mockingjay pictures and posters that you can download. If you are a fan but aren’t really up for these, there is a hunger games run and the hunger game adventures app available on the app store. Watch out though, the fun graphics and the entertainment it provides could make you lose track of time.
Game of Thrones
Even though the series became one of the highest watched series in 2016, the website for the same is disappointingly not interactive. The only thing that pops up when you click the link on games on georgerrmartin.com is a link to the board games, two of which were out of stock when we checked the website. But perhaps that also speaks volumes about the popularity of the series. The Game of Thrones game on the app store, however, has a great review and has amazing graphics and the actors for Jon, Cersei, Tyrion are all involved in it which makes the game even more interesting. However, the free version doesn’t last long and the in-app purchases cost 20 dollars to unlock all the episodes available. The website for the show (www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones) has links to the full episodes besides having links to all kinds of news related to Westeros.
Star Wars
The official website for Star Wars (www.starwars.com) is a hub for games, latest news and special episodes. A list of events is also available on the website that has all the events that are taking place all over the world and allows you to buy tickets for them online. Episode guides and trailers for the animated TV series ‘Star Wars Rebels’ is also available here. This series fills a gap between Episode III and Episode IV of the franchise. On the games tab, you will come across many games that run across platforms such as phones, x-box, playstation and pc. The kinds of games vary from angry birds star wars to lego star wars to pinball: balance of the force. Most of the items, however, are not free but are available for purchase on the site.
The Lord of the Rings
Although it claims to be an online game, the game available in lotro.com needs to be downloaded. But once you do that, you get to explore middle earth through stunning games that keep being updated over time. Lord of the Rings Online: Helms deep, March of the King, Battle of Pelennor Fields are few updated games available on the website. You can also explore middle earth and find out more about the geography and the lore of each of the place.
The list of characters allows you to explore the characters in depth along with the abilities they have and what they would be like in battles. The game, once you get the hang of it, takes you right into the dark, fascinating world of The Lord of the Rings. This is perhaps vicarious living at its best.
