Mark Lawrence Going Nowhere…
Overlord
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,…
Articles
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
Geoff Matthews
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…
Ben Aaronovitch on London
To celebrate this year’s London Book and Screen Week, five top authors will be revealing their favourite books about London on seven top blogs over seven days, as part of…
Sirens
Janie Bill
Sirens were created by the Greek goddess, Demeter. A group of maidens failed to protect Demeter’s daughter, Kore who was the younger version of Persephone, from being kidnapped by Hades.…
Sir Terry Pratchett Graffiti appears in London & Bristol
Graffiti artists in Bristol and London have paid tribute to Terry Pratchett who passed away last month. The Bristol piece in Stokes Croft is by artist Fiver and features 2…