Moonseed by Stephen Baxter
Just over twenty years ago, Stephen published a trilogy of books (The NASA Trilogy) set in an alternate near-future where human space exploration had…
Year: 2019
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
It’s a bit of a shock to realise that it’s nearly fifteen years since I first read Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, Book One…
The Grip of it by Jac Jemc
When a book arrives with a blurb recommending it from Jeff Vandermeer, you sort’ve know what to expect – expect weird. This creepy tale…
The Song of the Sycamore by Edward Cox
Ed’s previous trilogy of novels (collectively known as The Guild Trilogy) have built up a reputation for stylistic grimness, a Grimdark sensibility but one…
Edward Cox Blog Post: The Song of 1986
We’re very pleased to welcome Edward Cox to SFFWorld today. Ed has already had three acclaimed novels published to date, known as The Relic…
THE RAGE OF DRAGONS by Evan Winter
A young man fights through the ranks of his military to become the best fighter/swordsman so he can take revenge upon those who wronged…
Awards: Hugo Award Winners 2019
The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards have been announced. The awards were presented at Dublin 2019 – An Irish Worldcon, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention. Members…
1944 Retro-Hugo Awards announced
From the Hugo Awards: Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the winners of the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards…
Crossing Over: Into the Archipelago
Way back in the misty past of 2016, a conversation in the writers corner of the SFFWorld.com forums gave rise to a collaborative fiction…
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor
A return to a series that I was unexpectedly pleased with reading earlier this year. This is the second book in the series involving…
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The Magic System of Tananen by Julie E. Czerneda [The Gossamer Mage Blog Tour – Guest Post]
One of the joys of writing fantasy is that you make the rules. If your characters use magic, you decide how. Great Cosmic Power!…
THE TOLL by Cherie Priest
Cherie Priest is a modern master of the southern gothic horror novel, her stories evoke fear with a pervading haunted atmosphere. Her latest novel,…
News: British Fantasy Award 2019 nominees announced
From the British Fantasy website: Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members of the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon, The British…
Gunpowder Empire by Harry Turtledove
If science fiction can be considered to be a physical landscape as well as a literary type, then in the realm of “what if?”…
News: World Fantasy Award Nominees 2019
From the World Fantasy Award website: http://www.worldfantasy.org The winners will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention℠ 2019 in Los Angeles, CA on October 31 –…
EMPRESS OF FOREVER by Max Gladstone
Max Gladstone is one of the smartest writers I’ve ever read, his Craft Sequence of novels have a depth few novels can approach. The…
The Spider Dance by Nick Setchfield Blog Tour
With The Spider Dance, Book 2 of Nick Setchfield’s occult-spy series just published, we’re very pleased to welcome him back to SFFWorld as…
Moon Stuff
So: today it is 50 years since Man first landed on the Moon. I’m planning to spend the day watching, reading and listening to…
Arthur C Clarke’s July 20th 2019
With the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, I thought that it might be fun to look at a book that, first…
Review: Children of Artifice by Danie Ware
Understated Science-Fantasy novels that should be collecting awards keep finding their way into my TBR pile. I’m not complaining. I love finding gems like…
