The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
CptNemo
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fairy tale about a boy who stumbles into a mystical world interwoven with his own. There are villains and heroes…
June 2013
The Chaotic Champion – Part Five: The Outlaw Hero
Nyki Blatchley
In a scene early in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, when the duo have barely started on their criminal career, they come across a family sitting by the roadside…
NOS4R2 by Joe Hill
Idlewilder
Come on down to Christmasland, where Charlie Manx is waiting; candy cane in one hand, bloody hammer in the other. NOS4R2 sees fantasy-horror whizz Joe Hill take on his biggest…
My Top 5 Fantasy Video Games
Zachary A. Matzo
It should come as no surprise that there is quite a bit of overlap between the gamer community and the fantasy/sci-fi community. Reasons both generational and intellectual account for this…
The Vision of Escaflowne – Anime Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
Hitomi Kanzaki is a Japanese high school student who reads the tarot and practices athletics. Hopelessly in love with her team’s captain, she decides to confess her love in a…
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After enjoying Who Fears Death so much, I thought I would pick up another book by the same author. One reading success does lead one to hope for another and…
Leigh Ann Kopans Interview: Why Serious Self-Publishing Needn’t Be A Fantasy – Part Two
Dan Hanks
In Part One of this interview with debut novelist Leigh Ann Kopans, we talked about making the leap from being an agented writer on the cusp of traditional publishing, to…
Accepting Rejection
Eric Christensen
“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury Like many writers, I’ve slaved over short stories. I’ve revised mercilessly, hacking away at excess verbiage,…
Leigh Ann Kopans Interview: Why Serious Self-Publishing Needn’t Be A Fantasy – Part One
I’ve never been a fan of self-publishing. I like the concept of freedom, but the reality scares me. Freedom, badly wielded, can be just as much of a curse as…
Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers
Aaron Miles
Before I ever heard of Grimdark as a concept, before I ever learned of Martin’s host of murderous and self involved characters, before I watched Abercrombie’s Glokta hack up an…
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Phil Norris
When a rotten torso is discovered in the vault below New Scotland Yard, it doesn’t take Dr. Thomas Bond – Police surgeon – long to realise there is a second…
10 Things New Writers Should Be Doing
So I’m in full writing mode at the moment, and I can’t help but kick myself for not starting some things sooner. Here’s a short list of things I wish…