Tropes and Clichés in Epic Fantasy: Is It Time To Move On?
T. O. Munro
I just finished Diana Jones’s The Tough Guide to Fantasyland first published twenty years ago, but still accurately satirical in the shots it takes at the more recognisable “issues” in…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: Another Five Fall
A.F.E. Smith
Hot on the heels of the last update, here are another five books to which we are sadly saying goodbye. Again, these books all have something to recommend them –…
Syncing Scrivener Files Between Computers Using Dropbox
Adrian Faulkner
One of the simple joys of writing is the fact that it can be done anywhere. All you need is pen and paper. Some writers prefer the structure of a…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Multiple Points of View
Xiagan
Multiple points of view can be tricky to write in full length novels. They are even harder in short stories. This month our entrants had to write a story containing…
Why Are The Worlds of Fantasy Romances So Grim?
Nicola Alter
The genre of high fantasy romance (sometimes simply called fantasy romance), offers what its title suggests. You can expect elements of epic high fantasy: invented worlds, fantasy creatures, magic, royalty,…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: The Next Five
Geoff Matthews
It has been a little while since our last update, but the pace should pick up a little now. As of 24th July, every book we were given has had…
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Jonathan Thornton
“Some books have to be sad to get across the ideas the author wants to talk about. Victor Hugo is describing a very sad part of real history. Hugo wants…
Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
Laura M. Hughes
Chains of the Heretic is the spectacular denouement to a spectacular (-ly underrated) series, each instalment of which is more thoughtful, more entertaining and more accomplished than the last. Salyards…
Serial Reader: Reading Books One Bite at a Time
Eric Christensen
Serial Reader is a new app that delivers daily chunks of books that can be read in 20 minutes or less to your phone. After a few weeks, I’ve become…
Stranger Of Tempest by Tom Lloyd
Overlord
If you could judge a book by its cover then Tom Lloyd’s Stranger of Tempest would be one of the finest books of the year, unquestionably. However, we all know…
The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
Richard Bray
In the first book of this new series, Ryan introduces readers to a fascinating world where nations have been replaced by companies, and the most precious resource available is the…
The Jim Henson Company Making a Wee Free Men Movie!
Jennie Ivins
If you’ve been patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for the next Discworld book to hit the big screen, then your wait is over! The Jim Henson Company, creators of…