2016 Aurealis Award Winners
Nicola Alter
The winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards were announced on Friday as part of the Swancon Convention in Perth, Australia. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! For those who…
A Wizard Alone by Diane Duane
Jo Niederhoff
Whatever else may be your opinion of A Wizard Alone, you have to admit that you will likely never read any other book which opens with a boy arguing with…
Worlds Within Worlds – Part One: Creating Texts for Secondary Worlds
Christopher Mahon
The stories of H. P. Lovecraft are filled with references to all kinds of bizarre, ancient books, some fictional, some real: Abdul Alhazred’s Necronomicon, the Pnakotic Manuscripts, Trithemius’ Poligraphia, Giambattista…
The Hammer and The Goat / The Vagrant and The City by Peter Newman
T. O. Munro
Covers count. Every author knows this. Covers can make you buy books, they pose questions, raise mysteries – draw in the eye and the imagination. It is rare, however, for…
Tabletop Tuesday: Running a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign
Trent Cannon
Welcome back to Tabletop Tuesday! Last week, Stephen Rhodes offered valuable advice on planning a D&D campaign; today, Trent Cannon is here to follow that up with tips on how…
Ben Galley Interview – The Heart of Stone
Laura M. Hughes
Ben Galley is an award-winning fantasy author from the UK. He is the author of the epic Emaneska Series, the weird-west Scarlet Star Trilogy and the brand new standalone The…
Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan
Richard Bray
Brian McClellan earned scores of new fantasy fans with the Powder Mage Trilogy. With Sins of Empire, the first book in his new Gods of Blood and Powder series, McClellan…
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
As a reviewer, Red Sister set me a challenge I have not had since The Girl with All the Gifts: the conundrum of capturing how it made me feel and…
Books That Made Us Cry: Kings of the Wyld
Michael Everest
*Disclaimer: This article contains significant spoilers for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. If you haven’t read it yet, go away, buy it, read it, and then, AND ONLY…
Blackwing by Ed McDonald – UK Cover Reveal
Overlord
I first heard that Ed McDonald had written a book through our Facebook Group. He happened to be a member and commented about having recently won a book contract. I…
New African Folklore Inspired Fantasy Snapped Up By Angry Robot Books
Some exciting news from the folk over at Angry Robot Books today! They’ve signed an author named Micah Yongo who has written a fantasy novel set in a world inspired…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Zachary A. Matzo
It isn’t often that you bring home a game that is a legitimate contender for the title of Greatest Game Ever Made. Games, like books, are so personal and subjective…