The Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato
Jo Niederhoff
I think it can safely be assumed that healers have a certain reputation in fantasy works: they’re good for saving people’s lives but not much else. If someone in a…
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Official Trailer
Overlord
The Hunger Games films have been ‘pretty good’. I wouldn’t say ‘Harry Potter Good’, but I’ve enjoyed them enough that I’m going to be amongst the first queuing outside the…
Anthony Ryan’s New SteamPunk Trilogy Signed!
Yesterday we posted the excellent news that Adrian Tchaikovsky had signed a new book deal with Tor.com, well today we’ve heard of another of F-F’s friends, Anthony Ryan, who has…
In The Beginning – Advice On Starting An Epic Fantasy Novel
John Wordsworth
I’ve known John Wordsworth for a number of years and in addition to being one of the nicest guys in publishing he is also one of the most talented. Formerly…
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Sword & Sorcery tale snapped up by Tor.com
Good news Tchaikovsky fans! Adrian has had a novel-length sword and sorcery tale snapped up by Tor. com. We’re pretty excited about this and with Tor.com too. Essentially, this future-thinking…
Unicorns! edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
Raymond K. Rugg
My regular readers know that I’ve recently revisited some old-school fantasy by re-reading the Thieves’ World books. And one of the anthologies in the shared-universe fantasy series was called Tales…
The History In Your Fantasy
John Gwynne
My third book, titled Ruin, is published in the UK on 16th July. Now, that may not mean much to a lot of you guys, but to me, it’s OUTRAGEOUS!…
The Book Of The New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Jonathan Thornton
“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges. When soldiers take their oath they are…
A New Hope for the Star Wars Extended Universe
Zachary A. Matzo
A few days ago, I took 25 years’ worth of Star Wars novels off my bookshelf, put them in boxes, and tucked them away. I couldn’t look at them anymore.…
Lights, Camera, Action!
Thomas A. Knight
The cornerstone of almost all great fantasy books is the action scenes held within them. This is also one of the skills that many authors of today have trouble with.…
How To Liven Up Your Story
Aaron Miles
Character A goes to location B, takes action C, and achieves event D. This sentence might have the minimal elements of a plot but it’s not a story. A story…
Dinosaurs are coming!
“It’s like a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones.” says George R. R. Martin. Got your interest? I should hope so! Get ready for Knights in full armour…