Interview with Brian McClellan
Brian McClellan’s debut novel, Promise of Blood released last year to great acclaim (including this review by Rob Bedford). The second installment of The Powder…
Month: April 2014
Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 38 – Take a bow
Part 38 of Rob Donovan’s free serialised story set in the same world of Frindoth as his newly released book “Ritual of the Stones”. In this story…
Jay Posey Interview
Jay Posey is the author of the Duskwalked series. We’ve talked to him about his new book Morningside Fall. For the benefit of those…
Freya Robertson Interview
We’ve talked to the author of The Elemental Wars series, Freya Robertson who has just released the second book in the series called Sunstone.…
Hunt for the Star by Dane Richter
Reviewed by fellow author James McCormick From the introductory reference to H. P Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard one might expect Conanesque and Bran…
Dragon by James Austin McCormick
Reviewed by fellow author Dane Richter If Han Solo had his own spin off series then James Austin McCormick’s Dragon would be the closest…
Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein
Starman Jones by Robert A Heinlein Originally published by Scribner (1953). Virginia Edition published December 2008. Text with minor corrections based on the Scribner’s…
Why I write urban fantasy by Debbie Johnson
Crime, violence and the crunch of broken glass beneath my feet: why being a scaredy-cat led me to write urban fantasy It’s night time.…
Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 37 – Destiny
Part 37 of Rob Donovan’s free serialised story set in the same world of Frindoth as his newly released book “Ritual of the Stones”. In this story…
James Dashner Interview
James Dashner is the author of the hugely popular Maze Runner series that is now also being made into a movie. We’ve talked to…
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
When the emperor and his closest and most beloved heirs perish in an airship ‘accident,’ the least loved and most removed son is called…
Debbie Johnson Interview
The Guardian: ‘Dark Vision is a sassy and often very funny fantasy romp…Clever and full of sharp wisecracks, this is more comic than horror,…
News: Retro Hugo Shortlist Nominees 1939 / 2014
Retrospective Hugo awards may be voted under certain circumstances to fill the perceived gap left by a past World SF Convention at which no…
News: British Science Fiction Award (BSFA) Winners 2014
For 2013 Books; The BSFA Awards are sponsored by the British Science Fiction Association and drawn up from the most popular titles selected by…
News: Hugo Nominees 2014
Nominees for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer have been announced by LonCon 3, the 72nd…
News: Gemmell Award Shortlist 2014 Announced
The sixth David Gemmell Awards ceremony will take place at London’s Magic Circle on the 13th June 2014. The Shortlist is as follows: Legend…
Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 36 – The Performance
Part 36 of Rob Donovan’s free serialised story set in the same world of Frindoth as his newly released book “Ritual of the Stones”. In this story…
Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros
Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros By Matthew Reinhart (Designer) & Michael Komarck (Illustrator) Published by Transworld/Bantam and Insight editions, 10th April…
Defenders by Will McIntosh
Alien invasion stories have been a staple of science fiction since the genre began. War is a great catalyst for technological innovation. These two…
What is epic fantasy by Freya Robertson
Hi, I’m Freya. I’m a writer, and when people ask me what kind of books I write, I tell them “epic fantasy”. Various replies…
