2014 Hugo Award Winners
Jennie Ivins
The winners of the 2014 Hugo Awards were presented today in a ceremony at the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Loncon 3, in London. Hosts Geoff Ryman and Justina Robson…
A Matter of Perspective by Jeff Salyards
Jeff Salyards
A few months back, I was lucky enough to be sent a review copy of Jeff Salyards’s first novel, . As well as an excellent premise, what really struck me…
Editor Abigail Nathan Interview – Part One
Dan Hanks
“There is no good writing, only good rewriting.” The writers among you will have heard this many times. Likely you’ve heard different variations of it, but the message is the…
The Fair Folk edited by Marvin Kaye
Travis Anderson
I have no doubt that those of you reading this have a fair sized book collection and can admit to owning at least a few novels on your shelves that,…
San Diego Comicon 2014 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I got lucky once more this year and managed to join the mass nerd migration to the San Diego Comic Convention. As always, the lines go for miles (literally) and…
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis – Series Review
Victoria Hooper
Kat, Incorrigible is a fun and charming series of children’s historical fantasy books combining magic, adventure, romance and the Regency period, and I’d highly recommend them to both children and…
Trees in Fantasy – Part Three: Trees as Setting
Steff Humm
So far in our exploration of trees in fantasy we have looked at trees as both symbolism and characters across a range of mythic and modern fantasy tales. We discovered…
Using Questions To Expand Your Story
Nicholas Schmiedicker
I think it’s safe to say that we are all daydreamers. Whether you only enjoy reading fantasy or you write your own stories, we all enjoy getting lost in our…
The Relic Guild by Edward Cox
Lucy Hounsom
There are many things to love about The Relic Guild. First and foremost, it neatly delivers the reader into a unique world – rare in the saturated fantasy genre –…
Truth and Fear by Peter Higgins
John Cowell
Truth and Fear, book two of Peter Higgins’s Wolfhound Century Trilogy is not one you can just jump into. It is vast, rich, complex, and without the context of events…
Brent Weeks Interview
Overlord
Running a fantasy blog, I’m often asked who my favourite authors are. Upon giving my answers, people are often surprised that the likes of Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R.…
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Richard Bray
Half a King isn’t the book that proves Joe Abercrombie’s skill. Those credentials were long established with the First Law trilogy, which turned our expectations on their heads and introduced…