Monthly Short Story Winner: Luck
Jennie Ivins
Hello everyone! I’m a little late with my article this month. I blame April. It didn’t give me adequate notice it was ending until May had already begun. Anyway, lots…
Literary Devices: Themes
Amy Rose Davis
As a fan of fantastic fiction, I’ve heard it all: Fantasy is for kids and nerds. Science fiction is for geeks. Speculative fiction isn’t deep enough—it has none of the…
Writer’s Den: Plotters vs. Pantsers
Thomas A. Knight
There are two types of writers in the world: those who plot out their writing, and those who write by the seat of their pants. Plotters and Pantsers. (Yeah, yeah,…
Irenicon by Aiden Harte
Overlord
In the world that Irenicon is set, just after Jesus Christ was born, he was murdered. Torn from the arms of his mother, Mary, Jesus was killed by King Herod…
The Leaping by Tom Fletcher
Paul Wiseall
Synopsis in 200-ish words Like so many ex-students, Jack is currently working a crappy job while still trying to hold on to the kind of care-free life he enjoyed while…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part One
Paolo Chikiamco
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of…
The City’s Son Cover Reveal
It’s not often that you read a book and feel sorry for the publishers, but that happened to me with Tom Pollock’s novel, The City’s Son. Oh, it wasn’t bad;…
The Language of Fantasy, Part 2
Two weeks ago, I started this series on language and ended with a promise to look at some of the major language families this week. I’ve changed my mind. After…
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what…
Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been…
Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold
When you’ve been reading within the fantasy genre for a while, you tend to familiarise yourself with the tropes and even find yourself looking for them as you read through…
Tommy Nightmare by J. L. Bryan
Kit
And he did something that he later wouldn’t believe he had the courage to do. He kissed Esmeralda, the mysterious Latin girl with the supernatural power, right on the lips.…