An Introduction to Anime and Manga
Rebekah Loper
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in anime and manga by Western cultures. Before, mentioning the terms anime or manga in casual conversation would have been…
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Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #3: So It Begins…
Laura M. Hughes
Last week saw the exciting kick-off of the 3rd Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO), with nearly 250 novels submitted in the first four days of the announcement. As of May…
Small Press, Big Stories: Luna Press + The Book of Dragons by A. J. Dalton – Cover Reveal
Steven Poore
Small Press, Big Stories is a monthly column focusing on small and independent presses from around the world. This month’s featured publisher is Luna Press Publishing. Back in March, I…
The Emerald Blade by Steven Kelliher – Cover Reveal
Steven Kelliher
In August 2016, Steven Kelliher surprised the indie scene with his self-published debut novel, Valley of Embers. Introducing readers to the Landkist universe, where flame-wielding warriors known as Embers struggle…
What’s The Deal With Interactive Storytelling?
Topher Chapman
What’s the deal with interactive storytelling? Glad you asked. If you know me, you’ll know that I’ve been making video games since I was a kid, banging away at the…
Princess of Blood by Tom Lloyd – Cover Reveal
Tom Lloyd
So here it is: the cover of Princess of Blood in all its monstery goodness. After the brilliant Stranger of Tempest cover we of course went back to Jon McCoy…
Cruising the Cosmere: Visit Magical Arelon!
Sonia Grace
Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Elantris. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. I just read Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: Secret History, and it…
Tough Travels: Assassins
Back in 2014, Nathan Barnhart created a weekly feature called ‘Tough Travels’, which he hosted over on Fantasy Review Barn. Inspired by The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne…
The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy: 2017 Shortlists
Michael Everest
Voting on the shortlists closes on Friday 2nd June. Cast your votes on the Gemmell Awards official website. The awards will be presented on the 15th July 2017, at the…
Sieges and Siegecraft – Part Two: Defenders
Aaron Miles
Shore up the defences, man the walls and get those supplies inside! Last time, we looked at siegecraft from the attackers’ side; this time, we’re on the defensive. There are…
Disabilities In SFF: More Or Less Than Fine?
Leo Elijah Cristea
Quite some time ago, I wrote a pretty vague and largely naive (in that I missed a lot) article about disability in SFF. It was exclusively about physical disabilities and…
Introducing: Cruising The Cosmere
Show of hands: how many of you started reading Brandon Sanderson’s books with no idea of what the Cosmere would be? When I picked up Mistborn way back before his…