Fantasy Book Club – July 2013: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
Lisa Taylor
In July our Fantasy School story themed read will be A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin. I have heard this one recommended often in the forums, so it…
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
CptNemo
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fairy tale about a boy who stumbles into a mystical world interwoven with his own. There are villains and heroes…
NOS4R2 by Joe Hill
Idlewilder
Come on down to Christmasland, where Charlie Manx is waiting; candy cane in one hand, bloody hammer in the other. NOS4R2 sees fantasy-horror whizz Joe Hill take on his biggest…
My Top 5 Fantasy Video Games
Zachary A. Matzo
It should come as no surprise that there is quite a bit of overlap between the gamer community and the fantasy/sci-fi community. Reasons both generational and intellectual account for this…
The Vision of Escaflowne – Anime Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
Hitomi Kanzaki is a Japanese high school student who reads the tarot and practices athletics. Hopelessly in love with her team’s captain, she decides to confess her love in a…
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After enjoying Who Fears Death so much, I thought I would pick up another book by the same author. One reading success does lead one to hope for another and…
Leigh Ann Kopans Interview: Why Serious Self-Publishing Needn’t Be A Fantasy – Part Two
Dan Hanks
In Part One of this interview with debut novelist Leigh Ann Kopans, we talked about making the leap from being an agented writer on the cusp of traditional publishing, to…
Leigh Ann Kopans Interview: Why Serious Self-Publishing Needn’t Be A Fantasy – Part One
I’ve never been a fan of self-publishing. I like the concept of freedom, but the reality scares me. Freedom, badly wielded, can be just as much of a curse as…
Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers
Aaron Miles
Before I ever heard of Grimdark as a concept, before I ever learned of Martin’s host of murderous and self involved characters, before I watched Abercrombie’s Glokta hack up an…
Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler
A. E. Marling
If a sea monster reading you grisly fairy tales sounds like a great idea, you may love Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler. Once upon a time, a girl named Lilly…
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Hierath
The Privilege Of The Sword is the sequel to Ellen Kushner’s legendary novel, Swordspoint, which told the story of the romance between Alec Campion and swordsman Richard St Veir. The…
YA Science Fiction and Fantasy – Part Three: Why YA Is Important
Leo Elijah Cristea
Instead of looking at the themes and aspects of YA and what makes it what it is (as suggested in the previous article), it felt somewhat redundant to too closely…