Clariel Officially Due for Release – Cover Revealed
Overlord
Garth Nix was one of the first fantasy authors I was lucky enough to stumble upon (way back in about 1999). The series, and one I ended up reading about…
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Karl Wolfenden
The Bonehunters, book six of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, reunites us with the 14th Army which, under the “trust me, it will all work out” leadership of Tavore…
Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan
Lucy Hounsom
Tyen is a student of history at the influential Academy. When he falls foul of its politics and powers, he finds himself on the run, his fate now inextricably bound…
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Joie
I am a huge fan of the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. It is one of the most entertaining urban fantasy series I have read to date. So, when…
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Travis Anderson
The idea of reviewing a known classic was quite daunting. There’s less to worry about when reviewing a newly released or few months old novel, as there are not yet…
The Importance of Multiple Structures
Tim Ellison
For the last few months I’ve been serving as an advisory editor for short fiction at Strangelet, a new speculative fiction journal based in Boston (first issue September 2014!). Submissions…
SLF Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants
The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is to offer two new diversity-centered grants: Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds, both intended to foster the creation of speculative fiction work rich in diversity.…
4 Top Locus Nominated Titles below £4.00 on Kindle
The 2014 Locus Awards were announced yesterday and there were some very excellent books on the list. As I said in the article I wrote up, some categories were harder…
Traitor’s Blade (The Greatcoats) by Sebastien de Castell just £1.39 on Kindle!
You may remember a few months back I was raving about Sebastien de Castell’s debut fantasy novel, Traitor’s Blade (Book one in The Greatcoats series). Well, I was checking out…
Fable Anniversary Edition – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
In 2004 I was a university student looking for a great new game to play. I bought Fable, and within minutes of playing I had fallen in love with the…
2014 Locus Awards Finalists Announced
Awards season has been full of great books (and a few controversial ones) so far, and I have to say that I’m pretty impressed with the Locus Awards list that…
Cover Revealed for ‘The World of Ice & Fire’ by George R. R. Martin
It’s not the George R.R. Martin book we’ve all been waiting for, but nonetheless there will be a lot of fans excited for the release of The World of Ice…