Reading fairy tales can be more thrilling than visiting haunted houses and dungeon attractions. So how scary are fairy tales? Fairy tales and legends had a very long oral history…
I know authors (and readers!) who hate fantasy worldbuilding. They hate it with a fiery passion. They even go so far as to hand wave whole settings, writing books that…
I entered the Looking Glass; Saw Redd and now there is an Arch Enemy. I coined this one all by myself and I think it goes well with the meaning…
Our final destination on our worldwide dragon journey is Europe. I know, I know—not very exciting, is it? But wait! Having looked specifically at Chinese dragons last time, it’s only…
For February, our book club has selected The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. I have heard so much praise for Kay’s books and that his prose is just…
Whereas Fantasy’s most famous author, J.K. Rowling, has turned to Crime-Fiction, one of Crime’s most well-known authors is turning to fantasy. Late last year, Scholastic issued a press release expressing…
If you’re interested in the history of Middle-Earth then The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien will surprise and delight you. Not every reader of The Lord of the Rings will love…
This is part two of Django Wexler’s guest post on fantasy languages. You can read part one here. (Click or mouseover links for humorous footnotes.) The preceding section is not…
A pretty cool behind the scenes video of Game of Thrones has been posted up on HBO’s Youtube account. The video talks about the huge script created for this season…
Most of us are excited about the release of Brandon Sanderon’s Words of Radiance, which is due out on March 4th 2014. For those who’d like to get a copy…
Beauty is the retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale; all the elements are here, the impenetrable forest, the cursed princess and the handsome prince. This final story in Sarah…
The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) – not to be confused with the British Fantasy Society (BFS) – have today announced their shortlist for the BSFA Awards for works first…
Aleksandra Kesek
Kameron Hurley
Samuel S. B.
Leo Elijah Cristea
Lisa Taylor
Overlord
A. E. Marling
Django Wexler
Phil Norris