At the World’s Edge with Terry Pratchett
Overlord
Our friends at the IAI (The Institute of Art and Ideas) have allowed us another recorded panel, this time looking to explore ‘reality’s edge’ and featuring Terry Pratchett, Terry Eagleton…
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Fantastical Creatures of Greco-Roman Mythology: The Leukrokottas
Faith M. Boughan
Welcome to another instalment of Fantastical Creatures of Greco-Roman mythology! If you’ve been following this series for a while, jump down to the subtitle below. If you’re new, here’s the…
Scott Lynch’s Fourth Gentleman Bastard book coming in 2014!
In what can only be described as super-fricken-awesome news, Scott Lynch has told Fantastical Imaginations that The Thorn of Emberlain is on schedule for a 2014 Q3 release. Here’s what…
Foundations of Fantasy: Beowulf
Ryan Howse
More than any other genre, fantasy tends to examine ancient epics. Whether it’s the study of archetypes and ectypes, or a historical understanding of narrative itself, or simply a desire…
Kim Stanley Robinson on The Fall & Rise of Utopias…
Once a driving force of political change, utopian visions – a community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities – are now out of fashion… In SFF these days…
Abercrombie finishes his YA; release date announced.
You may remember that a few months ago we reported on Joe Abercrombie’s latest project in his ‘I shall write a book in every genre known to man’ mission, a…
‘Shannara’ Pilot in Development
It seems logical that following the success of A Game of Thrones television studios would be jumping on the multi-book series of the fantasy genre, but none have been confirmed…
Government Open Consultation on PLR: My Idea
In an article I wrote yesterday I spoke about how British authors are entitled to just over 6 pence (10 cents) per book loaned from local authority run libraries through…
Subgenre Bingo – Steampunk
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
For a lot of people, steampunk is less a speculative fiction variant and more a fashion and decorating aesthetic. That’s okay (far be it for me to say it isn’t)…
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama – Manga vs Anime
Dori
One of this season’s anime sensations is based on Hajime Isayama’s manga with the same title, Attack on Titan. The series has been called a “one-in-a-decade hit” with its extremely…
Writing Combat In Fantasy – Part One: Top Ten Tips
Danie Ware
Writing combat is easy. Writing good combat is harder. Below are ten points–some of them tips, some of them common mistakes–to make sure your fighters are doing/using/hitting what they should…
Let’s share fantasy at World Book Night
Back in 2011 there was a bit of a kerfuffle when the UK’s version of World Book Night – a highly publicised night that independent charity, The Reading Agency, runs…