Grandfathers of Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
The idea of an amiable, bearded grandfather upon whose knee one could settle on a Saturday afternoon, all tired out after a morning spent building model aeroplanes, or trekking in…
Your New Year Writing Resolutions
Adrian Faulkner
Every January, for more years than I care to admit, I would rather infamously declare to my closest friends that my New Year’s resolution was “to write THE book”. For…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Publishers’ Choice
Overlord
Every year, in addition to our own Most Anticipated list, we invite the world’s top fantasy publishers to let us know what novels from their following year’s list they are…
Authors, Reviews and Commenting
Stephen Deas
Most of the advice I’ve seen for authors is not to read reviews, although by no means all. I’m going to disagree and say it’s a useful practice but you’d…
My Neighbor Totoro
Dori
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the family-favourite animated movie, My Neighbour Totoro, Viz Media published the story in novel format, as well as featuring a new edition of the…
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett – just 99p!!!
In the second of today’s crazy Amazon deals, Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett is at just 99p too! Below is the blurb and link to the book: To the consternation…
The Ocean at the End of the Lane – 99p!!!
“Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul…” That’s just one of the incredible things said about Neil Gaiman’s award…
The End of Shannara (2018)
Following Shawn Speakman’s recent blog post where he wrote: “For those who might not know, Terry is writing the Defenders of Shannara series, which comprises The High Druid’s Blade, The…
THE HIGH DRUID’S BLADE Extract
The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks will published by Orbit Books (UK) and Dely Ray Books (US) on March 11th 2014! As you may recall, we featured it in…
Avengers x Star Wars Crossovers?
This won’t come as a huge surprise for you guys, but two of Walt Disney’s companies Lucas film Ltd and Marvel Entertainment will joining forces to bring new Star Wars…
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
Lisa Taylor
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley has been getting a lot of attention through social media and blogging sites. As soon as I read about it, I thought it sounded…
Fantasy Book Club – January 2014: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
January is the time for New Year’s resolutions. It’s too early in the year to give up and have excuses, right? Well, our book club read this month is going…