A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
Eric Christensen
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky is the story of M, a very old and very powerful magician, who has returned to New York City after some time away. Although…
Detritus In Love by Mercedes M. Yardley & John Boden + Interview with the Authors
T. O. Munro
Detritus in Love opens with a fourteen-year-old boy discovering that he can see and hear dead people. Three years later he’s not only made some dead friends, but he’s fallen…
Potions, Alchemy, & Apothecaries: Inspirations from the Real World
Nicola Alter
A witch hunched over a bubbling cauldron; a reclusive alchemist searching for the secret to eternal life; a hooded figure procuring a poison from a shady apothecary… While these are…
COLD COUNSEL Cover Reveal
Overlord
Our friends over at TOR.COM have been in touch to tell us about an upcoming fantasy epic they’ve got scheduled for early next year called, Cold Counsel. Once they told…
Mark Lawrence Interview – Red Sister (2016)
Mark Lawrence’s first published work Prince of Thorns attracted some controversy on its release and Mark has been as robust as he is generous in his online engagement with fans,…
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope – SPFBO Review: And Then There Were Three
A.F.E. Smith
The SPFBO team are making steady progress in our search for a finalist. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting (in no particular order) individual reviews for those…
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
Joie
Corsai, Corsai, tooth and claw, Shadow and bone will eat you raw. Malchai, Malchai, sharp and sly, Smile and bite and drink you dry. Sunai, Sunai, eyes like coal, Sing…
A Different Kind of Hero
Aaron Miles
The heroes in our novels come in all shapes and sizes. Their nature and actions are crafted at the whim of the author. Some heroes are larger than life, giant…
Gemmell Winners & Social Media Reactions!
Just a quick post this morning to let you all know who the winners of the David Gemmell Legend Awards are and provide you with a quick snap shot of…
Don Drake to return…
Our very good friends at Angry Robot Books have treated us, this weekend, to the news that they’ve signed and confirmed the third book in Peter McLean’s Burned Man series*,…
Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy – Part Five: Bisexuality
Leo Elijah Cristea
When we talk about queer character representation, there’s letters of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum that get left behind, for whatever reason. With Bisexuality Visibility Week’s focus directing the spotlight, now seemed…
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
This review contains spoilers for Magic Binds and the previous books in the series. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the books. I am torn. This was…