THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW by James Islington (Hierarchy, Book II)
The Strength of the Few is the highly anticipated second novel of James Islington’s Hierarchy saga, published 2 years after The Will of the…
Year: 2025
BRIGANDS AND BREADKNIVES by Travis Baldree
Having created the world of The Territories in his previous books (Legends & Lattes and Bookshops & Bonedust), Travis Baldree continues to expand his…
THE LAST WITCH by C.J. Cooke
Over the last two years, I’ve read four books by C.J. Cooke (including this one, The Lat Witch) and if I’ve learned anything about…
ARTICLE: 5 Historical Events that Feel Like Plots from a Fantasy Book by Cristin Williams
Although we are very proud of promoting Fantasy here at SFFWorld, we are aware that SOMETIMES real life can be nearly as strange as…
THE WILL OF THE MANY by James Islington (Hierarchy #1)
James Islington’s The Will of the Many launches his Hierarchy saga and his second epic fantasy saga overall. A young man whose family (a…
DUNE: PART TWO – THE PHOTOGRAPHY by Niko Tavernise
One of the genre’s greatest box-office and critical successes of recent years has been the two Dune movies (2021 and 2024.) Mostly set…
WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by Gareth L Powell
One of the signs of a successful short story for me is that they are: well, short, but also unforgettable, remaining as flashes of…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison
Rachel Harrison has done it again with Play Nice. She’s taken a familiar horror trope (haunted house) and upended expectations and livened it up…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: DARK COMPANIONS by Ramsey Campbell
The card showed a church on a snowy hill. The hill was bare except for a smudge of ink. Though the card was unsigned,…
SFFWORLD Countdown to Halloween 2025: CLASSIC HORROR: An Anthology by Various Authors
As I type this, it’s nearly the end of October and Halloween. It may not be a surprise then that publishers are publishing (or…
EXCLUSIVE SFFWorld EXTRACT: SILVER & SMOKE by Helen Scheuerer
We are pleased to offer you an exclusive extract from Helen Scheuerer’s Silver and Smoke, which is out this week in hardback! Silver and…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE COLD HOUSE by A. G. Slatter
The [church] is small, ancient, its stained-glass windows a bit dull but I guess they’re leery of cleaning them lest they break. I step…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: SENSELESS by Ronald Malfi
Ronald Malfi seems to fit into the category of a “writer’s writer.” The kind of writer other writers (especially in the horror genre) will…
HALCYON YEARS by Alastair Reynolds
The cover’s got this one right. Halcyon Years is a new noir/science fiction fusion from the author perhaps best known for his books set…
THE EVERLASTING by Alix E Harrow
This is not what I was expecting. From the publisher: “Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: GHOST STORY by Peter Straub
What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? I won’t tell you that, but I’ll tell you the worst thing that ever happened…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE FLESH KING by Richard Kadrey
I picked this novella up straight after enjoying the first so much. As it is the second, there’s less need for a setup and…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: SMALL TOWN MONSTERS by Diana Rodriguez-Wallach
Small Town Monsters takes its inspiration from The Conjuring/ Ed & Lorraine Warren, mixes in some high-school romance, and brings some Latinx flavor to…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE by Philip Fracassi
Philip Fracassi is one of the more potent writers in the horror genre, known for novels that pack a great emotional punch as well…
BATMOBILE The Complete History by Mark Cotta Vaz and Andrew Farago
It’s been over 85 years since the first appearance of Batman, the grim vigilante upholding justice from the shadows. Like Superman, he was first…
