The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Alister Davison
The Hobbit is a book that needs little introduction. It’s assumed that all fantasy fans have read it – sometime before our teenage years – before moving on to The…
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Phil Norris
Fifteen years ago a civil war known as Robert’s Rebellion rocks the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and brings about the downfall of the powerful Targaryen family, who had ruled for…
The Raven’s Shadow by Elspeth Cooper
Mike Shackle
The desert of Gimrael is aflame with violence, and in the far north an ancient hatred is about to spill over into the renewal of a war that a thousand…
Believable Fantasy Character Design
Ben Galley
Enter a man. He is tall, ruggedly handsome, a pinch over six foot, with eyes of swirling green and blue. His arms were toned and muscular, and there was a…
Small Press vs. Self-Publishing
Ashley Barnard
Given the choice, I feel safe in saying that the vast majority of writers would prefer to be published with a large publishing house, particularly after a bidding war that…
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hierath
Please be aware that this review contains spoilers. Doomsday Book is widely regarded as an SF classic, the first book in the acclaimed Oxford Time Travel series. First published in…
Writing Groups – Part Two
Adrian Faulkner
This is part two of our interview series on writing groups. If you missed part one, you can read it here. In my previous article we looked at how writing…
Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Chapters 9-12
Overlord
Welcome to Week 3 of our Lies of Locke Lamora Read Along. I hope you had a great bank holiday (if you are in the UK) and that you are…
Dragons: Classifications
Leo Elijah Cristea
Last time we considered dragons as a general species, to introduce their role in fantasy fiction, giving introductory examples of their usual staging and appearances in the stories we relish.…
Monthly Short Story Winner: The Deep
Jennie Ivins
In this month’s short story contest, participants wrote us stories about ‘the deep’. There were a lot of great entries, but before we look at the winner, here is the…
Sci-Fi/Horror Book Club – September 2013: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Lisa Taylor
Our Sci-Fi Book Club honors the memory Richard Matheson, a true legend of the genre, with our September book Club read. Matheson received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement…
Fantasy Book Club – September 2013: The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker
In September, we will be reading The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker. In case you missed it last week, Jared Shurin wrote up a wonderful and persuasive plea on…