Autodrome by Kim Lakin-Smith
Hierath
Eddie Izzard used to do a sketch where he talked about how you only get car chases in movies, never in books. And the reason you don’t get them in…
2014
The Falconer by Elizabeth May
KJ Braxton
Faeries are having a resurgence in recent years and when I say faeries I don’t mean Tinkerbell, rather David Bowie in Labyrinth but far more sinister. May brings you into…
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Lead Concept Artist draws Rothfuss’s Kvothe
Overlord
Matt Rhodes, the Lead Concept Artist on Dragon Age: Inquisition, has digitally created a pretty damned awesome portrayal of Patrick Rothfuss’s Kvothe. Matt explains: “Process wise, this was a self-inflicted…
Wheel of Time Fan Film: “Flight From Shadow”
For those who haven’t seen it, a very good fan-made movie set in The Wheel Of Time universe has been making it’s way around the web, Flight From Shadow. The…
Myke Cole Interview At The Library Of Congress
Eric Christensen
As part of his promotional efforts for his latest novel, Breach Zone, Myke Cole spoke recently at the Library of Congress as part of the “What If Science Fiction and…
Words of Radiance is a BIG Book!
We got an e-mail yesterday saying that the proof versions of Brandon Sanderson’s second book in the Stormlight Archive, Words of Radiance, series have hit and we should soon be…
Procrastination (Or Why You Can’t Trust A Version Of You From The Future)
Adrian Faulkner
Procrastination – it is the bane of all writers, something we all struggle with. How many times have we sat there ready to write and then find ourselves distracted by…
American Gods to TV… No… Really!
I know, I know… you’ve heard it before, right? But, Neil Gaiman himself has said that American Gods is now REALLY in development for television. The company who now own…
Overlord on SFSignal’s MIND MELD: What’s “Wrong” with Epic Fantasy?
A couple of days ago, SFSignal e-mailed me to ask whether I’d be willing to lend my voice and thoughts to the opinion that ‘something is wrong with epic fantasy‘.…
Video Montage: Best Visual Effects Oscar Winners
Very cool montage of clips from the winning films in the ‘Best Visual Effects’ category of The Oscars. All credit to Nelson Carvajal who put the video together. This year’s…
Moth by Daniel Arenson
Jeff Seymour
In 2014, I’ll be wading into the river of indie sci-fi and fantasy, panning for gold. If you’ve read a great indie book, one that’s every bit as good as…
New ‘Cover Art’ Direction for Paul Cornell’s Shadow Police series…
If you live in the UK and are involved in the SFF Community, you’ve no-doubt come across Paul Cornell at a convention or two. If you’re a reader of Comic…