Sieges and Siegecraft – Part Two: Defenders
Aaron Miles
Shore up the defences, man the walls and get those supplies inside! Last time, we looked at siegecraft from the attackers’ side; this time, we’re on the defensive. There are…
Disabilities In SFF: More Or Less Than Fine?
Leo Elijah Cristea
Quite some time ago, I wrote a pretty vague and largely naive (in that I missed a lot) article about disability in SFF. It was exclusively about physical disabilities and…
Introducing: Cruising The Cosmere
Sonia Grace
Show of hands: how many of you started reading Brandon Sanderson’s books with no idea of what the Cosmere would be? When I picked up Mistborn way back before his…
I Know This is Fantasy-Faction, but Science-fiction Matters Too
Geoff Matthews
I don’t think I have a strange reading history. I’m pretty sure it is the same as many other people. At a young age I started reading books, because that’s…
Brian Staveley Interview – Skullsworn
Peter Tr
By now you should all probably know that the point of my interviews is simply to celebrate Wednesdays (doesn’t matter if it’s actually Wednesday or not). This time I have…
Books Do Not Sell Without Covers
Joshua Robertson
The secret to book selling is not so secret anymore. The answer lies in the unspoken pact between an author and reader, which agrees a great cover equals excellent writing.…
Peter Newman Interview – The Seven
You know a book deserves your attention when Mark Lawrence says it’s, “the best thing he’s read in quite a while.” You know you have to read said book when…
Urskuul’s Reading Circle: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Dan Sutcliffe
Hello, and welcome to the first official Urskuul’s Reading Circle Newsletter! Read on for brand new details of the discussions that occurred at the latest meeting (wherein we reviewed the…
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…