Elvenquest Radio Comedy
Geoff Matthews
In the third age of Lower Earth, called by some the Silver Age because it was not quite golden and platinum was too expensive, the questors sought the Sword of…
Articles
The Month Ahead: Fantasy Book Releases in May
Overlord
You know when you’re sat on a train or wandering around the park and you walk past someone reading ‘that book’ you’ve been really excited about? You do a double-take…
Worldbuilding: Creating Bestiaries and Fantastic Monsters
B. Pine
A well-defined bestiary is a must for every fantasy world, unless the creator plans to stick to mundane animals identical to realistic fauna, or there are no animals or creatures…
Mark Lawrence Going Nowhere…
On March 31st 2015 Mark Lawrence and 150 advanced research scientists were made redundant. Mark, as most of you will know, currently has four books out – Prince of Thorns,…
10 Reasons to Workshop
Aaron Miles
People learn to write in many different ways, some by reading masterpieces, some by going to classes, some just pick up a pen and get on with it. You can…
Gollancz’s Far-Reaching Le Guin Project Revealed & Radio 4 Programme Links
Ursula K. Le Guin sits as one of the top 10 most important fantasy writers of all time. The sad fact is though that not enough people have read her…
One Man’s Journey Through A Life In MMOs
It has been said that computer games are the enemy of writing, and by extension reading. It might be true. It may also be that some games really do qualify…
Mark Lawrence: Can Dark Fantasy Be Too Dark?
Today is our third Grim Gathering in Bristol, England! Hopefully a few of you readers can make it, but I know that many of you around the world will be…
Writing Fight Scenes
Marc Davies
Writing fight scenes is often an important task for a fantasy author. Some writers find they come naturally. Others find them daunting, and can’t think of anything worse. Whichever category…
New vision for Hobb’s Lord Golden / ‘Fool’
Robin Hobb has had an incredible amount of cover re-issues over the years (and why not? Her books are timeless and deserve to reach as many readers as possible!). This…
Joe Abercrombie’s Best & Worst Feedback
We know some of you guys can’t make our Grim Gathering this Friday (April 10th 2015) in Waterstones, Bristol Galleries; and we know others of you are still on the…
Apotheon – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
Apotheon is an indie platform sidescroller, an action game set in the world of Ancient Greek mythology with a focus on combat and puzzle solving. It’s available for PlayStation 4…