The New World by Michael A. Stackpole
Travis Anderson
War can be a tricky set-up for the final book in a trilogy. The fights in the first two books that have been leading up to the climactic battle need…
Tie-In Fiction: Fantasy’s Gateway Drug
Zachary A. Matzo
Tie-in fiction—specifically the Dragonlance universe—was my first introduction to wonderful world of epic, serial fantasy. Before Eddings, before Jordan and Feist, there were Weis and Hickman. The Dragonlance Chronicles are…
The Kitschies: 2014 Winners Announced!
Overlord
Our good friend Jared of Pornokitsch may no longer be heading up the Kitschies (although he is still heavily involved), but they are still one of the most interesting awards…
Saturn Awards Nominees Announced…
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films have announced the nominations for this year’s 41st Annual Saturn Awards. Captain America: The Winter Soldier leads the nominations with a…
Game of Souls by Terry C. Simpson
Geoff Matthews
Keedar is a dreg, a peasant, a motherless rogue, a boy. All around him, the people of the Smear struggle in abject poverty. Above it all, the nobles play a…
Cover for ‘The Thorn of Emberlain’ by Scott Lynch revealed
With the release of The Rebublic of Thieves in 2013, Scott Lynch and Gollancz assured us that we wouldn’t have any further 6 year waits between Gentleman Bastard novels. Initially…
F-F To Support Mark Lawrence’s Self Published Author Opportunity
“Who knows how many Name of the Winds or are lost to us because they just couldn’t be seen? None? A hundred?” asked Mark Lawrence. You might scoff at that…
Gemmell Awards team up with Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds has rapidly become one of the most talked-about genre-conventions in the United Kingdom. Similarly, the David Gemmell Legend Awards has taken just a few short years to become…
The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle 4) Cover Revealed!
Starburst Magazine have revealed Harper Voyager UK’s cover of Peter V. Brett’s forth novel in ‘The Demon Cycle’, The Skull Throne. The last book in the series featured the same…
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Nicole Singer
Last year, I unexpectedly fell in love with the YA space opera THESE BROKEN STARS, so I was excited to see where Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner took the story…
Fantasy-Faction Grim Gathering: Bristol 2015 & ‘Skull Throne’ ARC Competition!!!
What You Need to Know On Friday April 10th 2015 at Bristol Waterstones from 7:00pm 4 of Grim, Gritty, Grey Fantasy’s best authors will be gathering. That is Mark Lawrence,…
Fantastical Biology – Part Six: Symbiosis
Shambralyn Baker
Nature is often depicted as being brutal, where only the strongest survive, and fantasy novels often follow this idea. But, predator versus prey is not the only way animals interact…