John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalists Announced
Overlord
The 2013 John W. Campbell Memorial Award finalists have been named. For those unfamiliar with the award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell…
Details on Kameron Hurley’s next book…
If you keep up-to-date with the various awards and discussion that revolve around the forefront of fantasy and science-fiction literature, it would be hard for you not to have at…
SAILOR MOON Anime Franchise coming to North America
Reports have surfaced this week that VIZ Media has acquired the North American rights for the legendary Sailor Moon anime franchise. The rights cover digital streaming, EST (Electronic Sell Through)…
Paul Cornell Interview
If you read books and comics or watch television, the chances are that you’ve come across something Paul Cornell has composed. Paul has worked with the BBC on Doctor Who,…
Different Worlds
Aaron Miles
One of the many draws of the fantasy genre is the variety of strange and wonderful worlds that the stories take place in. A reader can enter an amazing new…
Clariel Officially Due for Release – Cover Revealed
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.…