Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Idlewilder
“Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense). Then I…
urban fantasy
Legion by Brandon Sanderson
Eric Christensen
There has never really been a thriving market for novellas. Along with its misfit sister format the novelette, novellas can be difficult to sell. However, the rise of ebooks is…
Hidden Things by Doyce Testerman
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I have a certain wariness of some subgenres in fantasy. There’s urban fantasy, whose settings I find really interesting but I tend to want all the protagonists to fall off…
When Nice Girls Write Dark Fantasy
Ashley Barnard
I’m a nice girl. A very nice girl. I’ve been told many times that I am the nicest person so-and-so has ever met. And happy too! I sing Broadway show…
Cursed by Benedict Jacka
Paul Wiseall
This review contains some spoilers for Fated and Cursed. Please read with caution. Fated, the first novel in the Alex Verus series from Benedict Jacka is, in my opinion, one…
Black Blade Blues by J. A. Pitts
Faith M. Boughan
I first picked up Black Blade Blues because the premise sounded intriguing—a female blacksmith who makes sword props, who suddenly finds out that dwarves, trolls, and dragons are real? And…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Secrets
Jennie Ivins
Spring has sprung as the saying goes. And since spring is a time of new beginnings I thought we’d try something new for April’s writing contest. This month instead of…
Fated by Benedict Jacka
I am always apprehensive at the thought of urban fantasy including magic. I love both UF as a sub-genre and I does bloody love me a good magic system, but…
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Hannah
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…
Control Point by Myke Cole
Oscar Britton took his job seriously. As an officer in the US Army, he helped defend both the country and its citizens. That in and of itself was difficult, but…
Interview with Seanan McGuire
Overlord
I had the recent fortune to sit down with Seanan McGuire, one of urban fantasies finest wordsmiths, at Borderlands Cafe here in San Francisco, to discuss life as a new…
Myke Cole Interview
Myke Cole is the author of the soon to be released, military fantasy series Shadow Ops. As a security contractor, government civilian, and military officer, Myke’s career has run the…