Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
Paul Wiseall
“So, I hesitate to even mention that I’m dead because everyone already feels so darned superior to dead people, even Mexicans and AIDS people.” Madison has just woken up in…
PhilCon 2011 Review
Jennie Ivins
As soon as I got back from New York Comic Con (NYCC), I soaked my feet and vowed to never leave my comfy chair again. But the next day I…
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Overlord
And so it has arrived. Skyrim. For those unfamiliar with the Elder Scrolls series, basically, they are role playing games that sit at the very forefront of the genre. Each…
Want your writing edited by Gollancz?
Every author I’ve ever spoken to has told me, “Editors are key!” in regards to getting a quality book out there and into the market. Editors are people who have…
Father Issues
Amy Rose Davis
Fathers and father figures have tremendous influence over children in their early years, and by extension, they have a lot to say about what children become as adults. Fantasy is…
Chris Evans Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Chris Evans, military non-fiction editor and author of the completed Iron Elves Trilogy, is a Canadian writer whose first fantasy trilogy takes a look at what a classic fantasy world…
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell
Nyki Blatchley
A strange thing happened to the American fantasy author James Branch Cabell in 1920. Cabell was a writer of novels, short stories and poetry who’d been published regularly for about…
Colloquialisms
Lady Rosalie Skinner
When writing fantasy we are always looking for ways to bring color, culture and a unique perspective to the world we create. Although we try to avoid clichés, we can…
The Kitschies – Steampunk Evening
Pornokitsch
This coming Thursday – 8 December – The Kitschies are hosting a Steampunk Evening at Blackwell’s Charing Cross, the flagship branch of one of the UK’s most respected booksellers. The…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Spooky Woods
Winter is coming. Well if you live in the northern hemisphere it is. I can’t believe it’s already December and next month will mark the one-year anniversary of this writing…
The Emperor’s Knife by Mazarkis Williams
Never judge a book by its cover…that’s the rule, right? I kinda broke it on this occasion. Yes, I know, I am a respected (?) reviewer of fantasy literature and…
World Fantasy Convention 2011 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I’ve been to conventions before and this year I started going to more small cons. I learned about the World Fantasy Convention being in an easily accessible place this year…