White Cat by Holly Black
Alister Davison
I rarely purchase a book on impulse – I like to study the form, as it were, to have an idea of what I’m about to get into – but…
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Juan de Dios Dougnac
As it happens in literature, in videogames a good piece of work isn’t necessarily one that presents new or completely original elements, but one that can take pre-existing tropes, mechanics…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Elements
Jennie Ivins
In August’s short story contest, participants wrote us stories about elements. There were a lot of great entries, but before we look at the winner, here is the write up…
Between Two Extremes: Magic in Modern Fantasy
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone
Magic, by its very definition, is unexplainable – or is it? Today, that’s changed: and the magic of mystery – the Eye of Sauron, the R’hllor of Martin’s ASOIAF –…
Edward Willett Interview
Ryan Howse
Edward Willett is the author of over fifty books, including the Aurora-Award winning science fiction novel Marseguro, the sequel, Terra Insegura (now together in an omnibus edition called The Helix…
Who Will Win The David Gemmell Awards in 2013?
Overlord
I have to say that I though the Gemmell Awards’ shortlist was absolutely SPOT ON this year. If I was to do a list of my favourite novels over that…
Sci-Fi Book Club – November 2013: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Lisa Taylor
In November, we’ll be reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I’ve heard a number of positive reviews for this recently and hope to see a many of you join us!…
National Novel Writing Month
Stephen Deas
It’s that time of year again, when my Twitter stream is going to fill up with the hash-tag #nanowrimo; and a good few of you, if not most, if not…
Fantasy Book Club – November 2013: The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams
Our theme for November was Urban/Contemporary Fantasy and our members voted to read The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams. Hope you can join in our discussions! Bobby Dollar…
Government vs. Anarchy
Gail Z. Martin
My Ascendant Kingdoms Saga books (Ice Forged, Reign of Ash—coming 2014) takes place in a post-apocalyptic medieval world where anarchy has become the norm. A disastrous war has left the…
6 Best Psychological Horror Films for Halloween
Max Freeman
Are you a psychologically screwed up person? Well gee-wilickers, I sure am! So when I go for a scary movie this Halloween, I’m not going for a run of the…
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
Dan Hanks
The Peculiar is one of the best books I’ve ever read. That’s the short version of this review. You shouldn’t need to read any more. Just go buy a copy…