The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker
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Amaranthe Lokdon is one of the Turgonian Empire’s enforcers. She keeps the streets safe (much like a policewoman) and is known for being fastidious. She chews her fingernails when she’s…
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Historical Research with Miles Cameron and Anthony Ryan
The fantasy genre has always been happily aware of its deep connection to history. Pull a book at random from the fantasy section of your bookstore and you’re sure to…
The Banner Saga RPG
The Banner Saga is an epic role-playing game inspired by Viking legend. Hand-painted landscapes portray a world eerily suspended in perpetual twilight. Cities and towns begin to crumble into chaos.…
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
This is one of the tenderly beautiful children’s books that is written with wit and an elegant simplicity for all ages. A close comparison that I’m sure many of you…
Anthony Ryan Audio Interview
Anthony Ryan is the author of the Raven’s Shadow Trilogy and Slab City Blues series. His debut, Blood Song, was one of the most successful self-published fantasy novels and caught…
The Aeneid by Virgil
The Aeneid is The Iliad’s lesser-known younger brother. It was written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, 800 years after Homer. The story begins directly after…
Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest novel is a foray into the scarcely read world of prehistoric fantasy. It is a raw story, stripped of knights and kingdoms, cities and armies. Instead…
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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…
Patrick Rothfuss Interview – The Name of the Wind Playing Cards Kickstarter
We tracked down Patrick Rothfuss for an interview about his collaborative The Name of the Wind Playing Cards Kickstarter project. In this thirty-four minute interview, Pat answers a few questions…
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
Berserk is fantasy at its finest. There are faeries, sages, knights, and demons – tropes, in fact, that may be terribly clichéd in a novel yet are fresh and exciting…
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
This review contains spoilers for the previous Dresden books. Read with caution if you have yet to read Ghost Story. Cold Days is the latest installment in the bestselling Dresden…