Between Two Extremes: Magic in Modern Fantasy
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone
Magic, by its very definition, is unexplainable – or is it? Today, that’s changed: and the magic of mystery – the Eye of Sauron, the R’hllor of Martin’s ASOIAF –…
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone
Robin Hobb Spotlight
With her latest release – The Inheritance, a volume of short stories – Robin Hobb has definitely earned her place among secondary world fantasy’s most prolific authors. Although a pseudonym,…
Return of the Novella: Ebooks and the Awkwardly Sized Novel
Novelettes and novellas are two categories that, together, encompass the gap of awkward sized stories – between 7500 and 70,000 words (according to SFWA). Many classics are included under these…
An Overview of Malazan
There might be a subgenre of epic fantasy, but few readers would dispute that the Malazan novels are among the top even in this category. Not even considering merit, pure…