The Official Nora Roberts Companion [Paperback]

Denise Little (Editor), Laura Hayden (Editor), Nora Roberts (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2003

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 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.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 150 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling futuristic suspense series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. With more than 250 million copies of her books in print and more than 100 New York Times bestsellers to date, Nora Roberts is indisputably the most celebrated and beloved women's fiction writer today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (October 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425183440
• ISBN-13: 978-0425183441
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of paper, November 13, 2006

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Roger Long "longrush" (Port Clinton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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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.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true pleasure for fans..., October 7, 2003

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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. *****

4.0 out of 5 stars Helps to better know the writer, November 25, 2011

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David P. Rosenmarkle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Official Nora Roberts Companion (Paperback)

Great find for Nora Roberts fans. Hope there will be a an updated edition so we can keep up with new titles and author activities.