Wrath by John Gwynne
Laura M. Hughes
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for the first three books: Malice, Valour and Ruin. Please read with caution if you haven’t finished the books. “We’re going to need a…
The Burning Isle by Will Panzo
Joie
Slow and steady does win the race, as proven by Will Panzo’s debut novel. Also, bonus points for being a standalone. The Burning Isle delivers with a long-brewing vengeance story.…
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
Jo Niederhoff
I think it’s a safe bet that most people who visit this site have wanted to be a wizard at some point (and a safe bet that some of us…
Infernal by Mark de Jager
Aaron Miles
Infernal is truly a book that raises hell across its pages. After beginning in a quiet meadow one scarcely expects the kind of chaos that occurs throughout the story. The…
Ten Tips For Short Story Writing
Short stories can be great fun to write, but sometimes tough to get the knack of. For anyone who wants to try their luck at this form, I’ve come up…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: Round Two
Geoff Matthews
Here we are at the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. It really depends on your viewpoint. Round One is complete and done. The ten finalists…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Young Love
Xiagan
This month’s stories are about people experiencing true love (or what they believe to be love) for the first time. I know that writing about feelings – and especially love…
Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells – Cover Reveal & Announcement
Overlord
We’ve heard some great news from Angry Robot today. They’ve picked up another author for their already hugely impressive list, Alex Wells. Rumour has it that Alex Wells is a…
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
T. O. Munro
This is an exceedingly rich book. A depth of imagination married with a poetic turn of phrase and an engaging cast of characters (both those we meet and those who…
Our Monsters, Our Selves
Faith M. Boughan
The title of this article is taken from a panel discussion at World Fantasy Convention 2012—a panel that had so many voices who wanted to contribute that it had to…
BristolCon 2016 – Convention Review
I went to Bristol. I’ve been before and usually get lost in the one way system. SatNav is no help, not for me and I speak as Geography graduate with…
Invisible Planets edited and translated by Ken Liu
Charlie Hopkins
Invisible Planets is superb anthology of short fiction that offers Westerners in particular a series of totally unique entry points and perspectives. There is plenty of impressive science fiction and…