The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
T. O. Munro
I should confess that I am not a great aficionado of contemporary vampire stories. I’ve watched a few fragmentary episodes of Buffy, but I’ve have never read Twilight, nor watched…
July 2016
Making A Connection
Aaron Miles
Most people think of reading as a purely intellectual pursuit, but the best books are the ones that inspire emotion in the reader. While you can appreciate a novel on…
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Jonathan Thornton
Tor’s novella series was started in 2015, with the aim of promoting this shorter medium. The line includes both established authors and those just making their debut, and has included…
Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards
Laura M. Hughes
You’ll be pleased to know that I’m not here to bore you with generalised, hyperbolic gushing about how much I’m loving the world of Jeff Salyards’ Bloodsounder’s Arc (I waffled…
False Hearts by Laura Lam
Overlord
How would you react if the most important person in your life was being accused of a murder you know they couldn’t possibly have committed? How far would you go…
Warcraft – Movie Review
Victoria Hooper
Based on the video game series by Blizzard and its tie-in novels, Warcraft (alternatively titled Warcraft: The Beginning) is a fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones, released in 2016. Azeroth,…
I STARTED AN AWARD-WINNING SF/F PUBLISHING HOUSE AND ALL I LEARNED WERE THESE SEVEN RANDOM THINGS
Marc Gascoigne
In honour of Angry Robot’s seventh anniversary, founder and publisher Marc Gascoigne was persuaded to share some random thoughts on how the innovative imprint ticks. Unfortunately, that’s just what he…
New Warhammer 40K Comic Announced
Titan Comics and Games Workshop have announced their selected creative team of writer George Mann (Dark Souls, Warhammer Black Library, Eighth Doctor) and artists Tazio Bettin (Independence Day, Sally of…
Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan – Spoiler Free Review
Zachary A. Matzo
“History is written by the victors.” It was Winston Churchill that said it first, and the adage has been repeated countless times over the decades. What we take as true,…
Fantastical Creatures of Greco-Roman Mythology: The Colchian Dragon
Faith M. Boughan
This is the second instalment of a series in which we explore some of the lesser-known creatures and monsters found in Classical mythology, as many of these fantastical beings have…
David Gemmell Legend Awards: Short List
It’s that time of year again… The shortlists for 2016’s Gemmell Awards have been announced and voting will open at midday (GMT) today (Friday 8th July). Great to see so…
Another Point (of View) – Part Two: Third Person
Geoff Matthews
Last time, as you recall, or maybe you don’t, we looked at narration in the first-person. It has, as a writing style, many good points and some pitfalls. Well, third-person…