Being able to read elaborate works of imagination is one of the great things that set us apart from other animals.

The invention of the written word made it possible for thoughts of the greatest thinkers of one generation to percolate through the layer between lifetimes, and become accessible to everyone in succeeding generations. This increases the general literacy level, and the appreciation of life, art, culture, and greatness.

In this book, we celebrate writers and their works of art.

The amount of work it takes to write a good novel is almost impossible to estimate. Many successful authors have said that the creation of their magnum opus stole their peace of mind, and that every work of art for them was very difficult. Some of them even approached it like a day job, putting in many hours every day against a strict schedule, and they never stopped until it was done. We must thank them for ensuring decades of struggle so that we could be transported to unthinkable worlds and dimensions.

A really good book can have a huge positive impact on our lives, but do we ever stop to think the awesome men and women who wrote those books? Not really; we're already looking for the next great book recommendation. This book helps us to stand and stare a little, and to pay tribute to the world's most accomplished writers of literature.

Successful writers see the world in which we live, just like we all do. However, they are able to draw deep insights from this world and transfer these insights to pen and ink in a way that other people just cannot do. This is what sets them apart and makes them truly special, in a way that we who do not have the gift cannot even fathom.

The mind of a successful writer is a different country. A realm of beauty and terror, a place of creativity and happiness and sadness. Today, we celebrate the lives and work of thousands of such authors, and learn more about these special, immortal minds.

1. They all have the ability to express what they feel like no one else can. Whether a writer uses complex words or simple, everyday phrases, he or she is able to bring the emotions and feelings that are inherent within all of us to being on a page, and this is a very rare trait.

2. They all have strong imaginations. A successful writer is able to paint with words and evoke images of new worlds, universes, and realities. Especially when we have all been stuck at home in the recent past, a good book is a way for our minds to travel across both space and time, and experience worlds that we have never seen and never will see.

3. They can look at life from a different perspective. A million people who are not published authors can look at something, and feel that it is a boring slice of everyday existence, and ignore it. However, a good writer can elevate the mundane to the sublime, and find magic in things that everybody knows about, but that nobody else is able to make special.

The puzzles in this book deal with hundreds and hundreds of legendary literary figures; they will also introduce you to some of their most famous works. Some of the writers you will read about are very prominent, and everyone knows them; some are more obscure.