The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Charlie Hopkins
We open on an oddly dressed girl walking down a road and refusing a ride from a stranger because she does not want to have to kill them, reasoning that…
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Suffrage or Just Plain Suffering? The Princess Problem in Fantasy
Rowan Bridgwood
It’ll never be easy to create a Cinderella who isn’t a victim. This has clearly been a challenge for Disney, whose live action version of the classic fairy tale opened…
Maoyu Mao Yusha – Anime Review
Rebekah Loper
For fifteen years, the demons and humans have been at war, and both sides have profited from it, but at the expense of those less fortunate. Maoyu Mao Yusha begins…
Books on Writing Fantasy
Shambralyn Baker
There are lots of books about writing out there, waiting to be read by future authors. Books on characters, books on plot, books on writing a novel in X amount…
The Sacred Band by Janet E. Morris and Chris Morris
Raymond K. Rugg
From the very first chapter of The Sacred Band, I had a feeling about how I wanted to write this review, and the further in I went, the more certain…
After the Burning: Princess by C. J. Peter – SPFBO Review
Richard Bray
The following book was reviewed as part of Mark Lawrence’s Great Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. For more information, visit Mark Lawrence’s blog or this previous announcement from Fantasy-Faction. C.J. Peter’s After…
Peter Newman Interview
Steff Humm
Stephen King may have had a point when he wrote that talk is “sneaky”. Although we’re often told that the majority of communication is nonverbal (93 percent is the popular…
Fantasy and Gaming
Zachary A. Matzo
Fantasy literature and fantasy games are and will always be intertwined. Certainly, fantasy fiction predates Crossbows and Catapults, Warhammer, Thieves World, Dungeons & Dragons or Magic: The Gathering, but for…
Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell
Aaron Miles
Knight’s Shadow is the second book in The Greatcoats series; this review will contain spoilers for Traitor’s Blade. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book.…
Meeting Elric
Lucy Hounsom
Unlike many people who’ll see this post, I am a total newbie to the character and world of Elric and indeed to author Michael Moorcock. Lest I be burned by…
The Iron Ship by K. M. McKinley: Extract & Cover Art
Overlord
A few weeks ago I was sent a book called The Iron Ship, the first thing that struck me about this particular book was the fantastic cover art. It is…
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina is tangled amid the grapple for power between the dragon rebels and the human court. The dark secret of her true identity – half-dragon, half-human – has now become…