Fantasy-Faction is very sad to learn that author Graham Joyce passed away today, September 9th 2014.
Born in 1954, Graham was a much loved member of the British fantasy and horror community. This past weekend many, many authors spoke of the ‘Graham-shaped hole’ that was felt by all at the FantasyCon convention.
As members of the fantasy community, we are very grateful for the wonderful gifts that Mr Joyce leaves us with in the form of his many, many novels and short stories. In a 10/10 review for Some Kind of Fairy Tale that summarises Graham’s qualities as a writer, Aleksandra wrote:
Graham Joyce [is] in his unique way of writing. His storytelling is effortless and ingenious. He is one of my favourite writers. I can give lots of reasons why, but one of the main reasons is that his books make you think laterally about life and the things people face every day. His gift is that his writing sometimes removes and sometimes just obscures the boundaries between the world of reason and the supernatural.
If you love books which flawlessly erase visible lines between fantasy and reality then Some Kind of Fairy Tale, or any other of Graham Joyce’s books is what you are looking for.
Our thoughts are with Mr Joyce’s friends and family.