2013 Hugo Award Nominees
Overlord
Just a quickie, the Hugo Award Nominees have just been announced, thought visitors might be interested: Best Novel (1113 ballots) – 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit) – Blackout by…
horror
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Idlewilder
“What kind of story you tryin’ to tell me?” he said gruffly. “A vampire story,” said York with a sly smile. “Surely you’ve heard them before…” Fevre Dream is the…
Frightening Fantasy?
Rachel Riegel
October is my favorite month, mostly because of the holiday that takes place at the end of it. I am from the United States, so Halloween is a pretty big…
In The Tall Grass by Joe Hill & Stephen King.
Paul Wiseall
With In The Tall Grass, the father and son team of King and Hill collaborate for the second time to create a short but devastating, blunderbuss shot of horror. This…
Dreamsongs: A Retrospective – Book Two by George R. R. Martin
Dominic Stevens
Slightly worrying for all of us A Song of Ice and Fire fans, it turns out George RR Martin has a track record of abandoning series of books and stories.…
Dreamsongs: A Retrospective – Book One by George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin is not just one of the most popular writers in fantasy right now, but in fiction full stop. Game of Thrones has been one of the…
Genre Blending
Ryan Howse
It should surprise no one, given where I’m writing this from, that I am a fan of fantasy. But while it’s my favorite genre, it’s not my only love. I’m…
The Monster’s Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes edited by Christopher Golden
Hannah
Have you ever wondered what the monster in any story thought? Whether he was really evil or whether situation and prejudice made him that way? Well here is your chance…
Fantasy Book Club – June 2012 – Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
With a mere touch of your skin Miriam Black can tell when and how you will die. She’s seen old age take its toll, car crashes and heart attacks. Watching…
Alexander Death by J. L. Bryan
Kit
“There are many shades of gray between good and evil, Jenny, and the lighter shades are to be preferred, if we cannot have pure white.” Alexander Death is the third…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls is a book that I would never have picked up. It was only because it won The Kitschies Red Tentacle Award for Best Novel that I’d even…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two
Paolo Chikiamco
Welcome to part two of the Fantasy Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines! If you missed part one, you can read it here. In this installment, we will look…