The Gates of Sunset by Adrian Rogers
The Gates of Sunset, while starting slowly and perhaps a little erratic in its early pages, gradually builds into an intriguing tale of two…
Month: July 2001
A Problem, Not a Fantasy by Antavius S. Flagg
Perhaps the greatest problem that is being omitted, or is not being thoroughly discussed, is the future of fantasy fiction. It seems that whenever…
Interview with Steven Baird
Steven Baird is a great new voice in the Fantasy genre. His first published book Creiton’s Sword was recently favorably reviewed here at SFFWorld and can…
Human Cloning – Should it be done? by R. Aditya Narayan
The debate on human cloning is probably like none other, touching science, ethics and the law together and at such vitality. The miracle of…
Life: A Fate Worse Than Death by J. Knight
The first story that ever really scared me was “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs. In it, an old woman uses a magic…
A way with worlds: 46 – Dark Mary Sue by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
NOTE: This column is about Mary Sues. Yes, in some cases people have varied definitions. The one I use is, simply, an “author’s pet”…
A way with worlds: 45 – Aslan Meets His Match: Theme versus Setting by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Maybe you hadn’t heard the news – but HarperCollins apparently wants to write more Narnia stories – but without the Christian influence. Check out:…
Interview with Roland Jansberg
Q: Can you Tell us a bit about Dark Obsession? A: It is a fantasy novel – swords and sorcery. The hero of the…
The Grandfathers of Fantasy by L.A. Solinas
The widespread appeal of fantasy was first sparked off by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Though a great number of people hailed…
A way with worlds: 44 – The Drought by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Last column, I further explored the issues of writing about your worlds and communicating them, specifically how some setting-oriented writers could overload their readers…
Interview with Stephen Chambers
Q: Can you tell us a bit about your debut novel Hope’s End? A: At its most basic–I suppose thematic–level, Hope’s End is a…
