Guy Adams Interview
Alister Davison
Last month it was my pleasure to read and review The Good, the Bad and the Infernal by Guy Adams. Guy was a new author to me, but he’s been…
Fantasy Book Club – June 2014: King Rat by China Miéville
Jennie Ivins
For June, our members voted to read King Rat by China Miéville. Something is stirring in London’s dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul…
OH NO! George R.R. Martin’s Editors hint at 8 ASoI&F Books…
Overlord
No one can accuse George R.R. Martin for rushing his work. And, honestly, why would he? Over the 17 years it has taken the author to put out the first…
‘Fighting Fantasy’ Festival & ‘You Are The Hero’ Launch: 7th September 2014
Sunday 7 September 2014 will see the first dedicated Fighting Fantasy convention take place at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Ealing, West London. Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, co-creators of…
Minecraft: Mobs, Mods and Mines – How is this Fantasy?
Nathan T. Dean
Spoiler Alert! (I bet you didn’t even think this game had one.) When you finish Minecraft…What, you can’t finish Minecraft? Are you currently holding aloft your giant rubber pick-axes and…
Is It Time To Rethink Your Bio?
Adrian Faulkner
“Jonny Author has been writing since he was a boy. His deep love of the elven language together with a slightly unnerving interest in all things undead saw his High…
Witches: Wicked, Wild and Wonderful edited by Paula Guran
Aleksandra Kesek
“Don’t get in a witch’s path. Especially if you are the weaker witch. If you do, be prepared to face her.” – “Bloodlines” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Witches are represented in…
Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Jay Lake Has Passed Away
Author Jay Lake passed away this morning surrounded by family and friends. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in April 2008 and went through multiple treatments to try and beat…
Dark Souls II: Of Pigs and Men
Zachary A. Matzo
Fans of fantasy are, more often than not, gamers. And when those two worlds meet, it can be a sublime experience. The Legend of Zelda, Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls…
Tor Looks to bring back the Novella Market with ‘The Imprint’
There was a time when short stories and novellas were the preferred format for Fantasy and Science-Fiction stories. However, as years have gone by, the physical versions of SFF stories…
‘The True Story of Douglas Adams’ coming soon
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy is one of the most read and well-known Science-Fiction novels of all time. Fans of the book and Douglas’s subsequent work will be delighted…
Alternative History’s Distorted Mirror
Aidan Harte
If the discussion panel on Alternative History (AH) at this year’s Octocon was an exercise in navel gazing, I can only say that the view proved illuminating. Like every other…