Exclusive Excerpt: SWORDCROSSED by Freya Marske
We’re very pleased to offer another exclusive extract from a new novel at SFFWorld. Swordcrossed is the first in a trilogy by Freya Marske.…
Year: 2024
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: 101 HORROR BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU’RE MURDERED by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann
This is a modern horror list. Almost everything included is from 2000-2023. Recency bias? Yes. This is a list of horror right now. from…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: CHILDREN OF THE DARK by Jonathan Janz
Over the last decade or so, (starting in the mid-2010s) one of the shining dark stars of horror fiction is Jonathan Janz. His first…
SMALL TOWN HORROR by Ronald Malfi
Over the past decade and a half or so, Ronald Malfi has emerged as one of the most consistently engaging and terrifying voices in…
EXODUS: The Archimedes Machine by Peter F. Hamilton
“Listen: I’ve got an appreciation for girth. Giggle if you must, but what I’m referring to are thick, dense novels where I can lose…
ROAD TO RUIN by Hana Lee (Magebike Courier #1)
Not all post-apocalyptic novels are cut from the same cloth. Sure many have common themes/settings, but not all have magic as an integral part…
DIVE BEYOND ETERNITY by Valeriya Salt
This alternative history science fiction thriller is set on the English east coast blending a lost World War II U-boat with time travel. It…
UFO: SHADOW PLAY by James Swallow
Recently I was pleased to receive for review two novellas based on two Gerry Anderson television series being published by Anderson Entertainment, the company…
SPACE 1999: THE ARMAGEDDON ENGINE by James Swallow
It’s a well-known fact in my household that, like many of my age, the programmes of Gerry Anderson in the 1960s were my first…
SO THIRSTY by Rachel Harrison
Possession…witches…werewolves…Satanic Cults, Rachel Harrison has covered some of the top iconic characters/tropes/creatures of the horror genre. With So Thirsty, she tackles perhaps the most…
BLACKWATER (Part 1): The Flood by Michael McDowell
The story of this book’s publication in the UK is a long and complicated one, but keeping it simple, Blackwater was first published in…
DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #1)
LitRPG is one of the biggest subgenres to emerge in the last decade or so. A subset of the fantasy/science fiction genre, the story…
Guest post – J.W. Hawkins about his new book Tales of the Wythenwood
J.W. Hawkins talks about his new book Tales of the Wythenwood which is being released today. — I love words. This is why I…
LONG LIVE EVIL by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Time of Iron #1)
Portal Fantasies are one of the most traditional kinds of fantasies, those in which characters from “the real world” find themselves transported to a…
HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING by Django Wexler (Dark Lord Davi #1)
Imagine dying 237 times and waking up in the same place after you are killed. You have memories of what you’ve done in your…
NEWS: British Fantasy Society Award 2024 Nominees Announced
Seems to be an Award-announcement-heavy week! The British Fantasy Society have announced their short list for the Awards this year. Based on 2023 publications…
THE DARK WE KNOW by Wen-yi Lee
Getting the gang back together…a common, well-trod theme in fiction is how Wen-yi Lee’s debut novel, The Dark We Know begins. Isadora Chang reluctantly…
NEWS: World Fantasy Award nominations announced
The 2023 World Fantasy Awards nominations have been announced. Final Ballot and Life Achievement Award Winners LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Ginjer Buchanan Jo Fletcher NOVEL…
NEWS: Hugo Awards 2024 Winners Announced
The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on…
DEEP BLACK by Miles Cameron
Deep Black is the much-anticipated sequel to one of my favourite SF books in recent years, Artifact Space (review HERE.) I had high hopes…
