The Chaotic Champion – Part Two: The Wandering Hero
Nyki Blatchley
This the second in our Chaotic Champion series. You can read the first article here. A gunslinger rides alone across the prairies, coming from nowhere special and going wherever the…
Sci-Fi Book Club – March 2013: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Lisa Taylor
The Sci-Fi Book will be reading John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War in March. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. “John Perry did two things…
Serial Obsessions
Zachary A. Matzo
“Less is more.” The old adage runs true in many situations, but when it comes to fantasy fiction I find myself firmly in the “more is more camp.” There is…
Fantasy Book Club – March 2013: Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
Our theme for nominations and voting for March was set to Pirates, and Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay #1) had a decisive win. I have already read this…
The Creatures in the Shadows – Part Two: South and East Africa
James Calbraith
This is the second article in our Creatures in the Shadows series. You can read the first one on West African creatures here. South and South-East Africa is a land…
The Last City by Nina D’Aleo
Dan Hanks
The Last City by debut author Nina D’Aleo is marketed as Blade Runner meets Perdido Street Station. Two undoubted classics. Told by two critically acclaimed storytellers. It’s quite the set-up…
Libraries, Readers, and The Future of Publishing
Eric Christensen
Recently, Terry Deary, author of the children’s books Horrible Histories, created a bit of a stir when he claimed that libraries are no longer relevant and that they hurt authors…
The Top Six Nerdy, Fantasy-Related Things That You Can Try When You’re Not In The Mood To Read
Rachel Riegel
I’m a high school English teacher by day—fantasy freak by night. If I were to include a list of all of the fantasy authors that I love, or a list…
The Evolution Of The Split Worlds Novels + A New Split Worlds Short Story
Emma Newman
Almost three years ago to the day I woke up one morning with a story in my head. It was one of those rare occasions when the flash (1000 words…
YA Science Fiction & Fantasy – Part One: The Introduction
Leo Elijah Cristea
This is the first in a series of articles talking about YA science fiction and fantasy. In the coming months we’re going to look at YA as a sub-genre of…
The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet And Other Stories by Vandana Singh
Robbie Cameron
Less traditional fantasy and more subtle speculative fiction, Vandana Singh’s collection of short stories The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet ranges far and wide over the fertile ground…
The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
Nicholas Schmiedicker
I had the fortunate pleasure to receive an early copy of Miles Cameron’s debut novel, The Red Knight. Never have I been more pleasantly surprised and impressed with a writer’s…