The Book of Transformations by Mark Charan Newton
Dominic Stevens
The Legends of the Red Sun series has been compared to the Book of the New Sun, and it’s not hard to see why. In both series, a dying red…
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The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality and Gender in SFF – Part One
Leo Elijah Cristea
One of the most exciting and vast elements of modern SFF is the presentation of alternative sexualities and genders. There is as vast a wealth to mine regarding sex, gender…
Sinbad: Worth the Price of Admission?
Faith M. Boughan
…which, if you’re watching on cable, is probably anywhere between $60-$200 per month. But who’s counting? If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of the new show,…
God’s War by Kameron Hurley
Mike Shackle
“Nyx sold her womb somewhere between Punjai and Faleen, on the edge of the desert.” As opening lines go, they don’t come much better. It sets the book’s grim tone,…
Raising Heroes: Fantasy Role Models for Our Kids
Matt Maenpaa
Six months ago, my daughter Freya was born during a snowstorm. It was one of the strangest and most surreally amazing moments in my life, holding her in my arms…
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Alister Davison
Snuff is Terry Pratchett’s 39th Discworld novel, almost thirty years after writing his first. The series has been a huge success, with worldwide translations, audiobooks, conventions and ceramic figurines worthy…
Read, then Heard Again: Why Audiobooks Make the Re-Read Feel New Again
Zachary A. Matzo
More so than most other genres, fantasy aficionados live and die by the “re-read.” Sure, fans of mysteries, thrillers, horror, chick lit, etc. re-read their favorite books. But how often…
Kantara: Issue One by Wyrlwynd
ChrisMB
Imagine that everything you had ever known and loved was taken from you in a sea of blood and fire; a wave of destruction made all the more senseless by…
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
Dori
Orbit Books have the most spectacular, eye-catching book-cover designs available – which honestly, is one of the main reasons I decided to pick up Cold Magic, book one of Kate…
Morningstar by David Gemmell
I was 21 when I read my first book by David Gemmell. I had just finished my degree in English Literature, and having spent three years reading the classics, I…
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Hannah
In the realm of Goredd, dragons and humans live side by side in a fragile attempt at peace. Their differences keep them apart; dragons believing humans are irrational, indulging in…
Christopher Paolini Interview
R.T. Kaelin
After graduating from high school at 15, Christopher Paolini began writing Eragon, the first novel of the Inheritance Cycle set in the mythical land of Alagaësia. In 2002, the Paolini…