Diverse Fantasy Is Better Fantasy
Eric Christensen
I recently I submitted a story to my writing group for critique. It was a secondary-world fantasy set in a pre-industrial port city. Of all the comments I received, the…
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The Paper Menagerie And Other Stories by Ken Liu
Jonathan Thornton
“Time’s arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.”…
Berserkers In Fantasy
Nicola Alter
In fantasy, we see a lot of magicians, shape-shifters, werewolves and all manner of humanoid characters with supernatural qualities. One type of powerful character that crops up more rarely, however,…
Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish by Barry Deutsch
Jo Niederhoff
Mirka of Hereville has defeated a troll in a knitting contest and won her home back from a meteorite that tried to take her place in her family, but now…
The Silver Tide by Jen Williams
Lucy Hounsom
By now, I’m sure everyone knows how much I love Jen’s books. Last year I was raving about The Iron Ghost, which was one of my favourite titles of 2015,…
Mythology in Urban Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
I’ve talked before about creating a mythology using fantasy, and I’ve delved a little into world mythology and folklore through various articles on dragons, demons, fae, and magic, but this…
Danielle L. Jensen Interview
Today we are lucky enough to have Danielle L. Jensen, author of The Malediction Trilogy with us to answer some questions about the series, which will be wrapping up in…
Bloodfeud by Ben Galley
Richard Bray
Just like its protagonist, Ben Galley’s Scarlet Star Trilogy is a series constantly on the move, constantly growing and changing from a coming-of-age fantasy/western hybrid to an adventure set in…
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch
I’ve done a post on sequels before, and on the difficulty of making them both true to the original book while still building on the world and the characters. I…
Gateway to Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda
Zachary A. Matzo
I was eight years old on August 22, 1987—the day The Legend of Zelda was released in the United States. A month later I turned nine and received a copy…
King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
King’s Quest is an episodic adventure game, heavy on story, featuring puzzles and challenges along the way. It’s a reimagining from developer The Odd Gentlemen (published under Sierra) of the…
Is Fantasy for Gardeners?
Stephen Deas
At some convention in the distant past on some panel about something or other, someone once asked me whether I was an architect or a gardener. I had really no…