WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler
Ray’s book, The Mountain in the Sea, was one of my favourite reads of 2023; an ecological story that combined science fiction with fiercely…
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HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by Daphne Fama
A novel set in the Phillippines in the 1980s has an eerily resonant backdrop to today in Daphne Fama’s emotionally charged horror debut, The…
LUCID by Oraine Johnson
What are dreams? Alternate realities, glimpses into ‘another place’, where our minds go free, or our brains trying to make sense of the previous…
A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST by M.H. Ayinde (Invoker Trilogy #1)
A Song of Lost Legends is M.H. Ayinde’s debut novel, a brazen, potent epic fantasy that launches her career and the Invoker Trilogy. The…
SFFWorld Exclusive: Extract from The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J R Dawson
Later this week we have the publication of The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J R Dawson. Its publishers tell us that…
ONE YELLOW EYE by Leigh Radford
Zombie stories have been a staple of horror fiction for quite some time, the undead creatures have shambled into the wider consciousness so it…
SPFBO Champions League! BY BLOOD, BY SALT by J.L. Odom
I was invited to participate in the SPFBO (Self Published Fantasy Blog Off) Champions League review by Mihir over at Fantasy Book Critic. As…
GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner
Fungal horror has been an undercurrent in horror for quite some time, Jeff VanderMeer has been telling stories featuring creepy mushrooms for years, T.…
MY EX, the ANTICHRIST by Craig DiLouie
Craig DiLouie’s My Ex, the Antichrist, continues his trend of injecting horror into a form of popular media. This time it is rock music,…
NEWS: BFS Award 2025 Nominees Announced
The British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 British Fantasy Awards: Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) Long Live Evil,…
NEWS: 2025 Locus Award Winners announced
The 2025 Locus Award winners have been announced on June 21, 2025, during the Locus Awards Weekend. They are as follows: SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL WINNER:…
NEWS: 2025 Arthur C Clarke Award Winner announced
The winner of the 39th Arthur C. Clarke Award Science Fiction Book of the Year has been announced. The list of nominees is as…
STAR WARS: DEATH STAR by Michael Reeves and Steve Perry
Star Wars: it’s a simple tale of Good versus Evil, isn’t it? Well, yes. At its basic level, it’s a space opera about the…
SFFWORLD INTERVIEW with PETER F HAMILTON
We are very pleased to have Peter F. Hamilton return to SFFWorld. We reviewed his latest novel, EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine, when it came…
THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott (Witch Roads #1)
Kate Elliott is a modern mistress of fantasy, her Crown of Stars saga is a classic of the genre as well as more recent…
NEWS: Nebula Award 2025 Winners Announced
From the Nebula award website. The winners were announced on June 7, 2025 at the 60th Nebula Awards Ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri. The…
SFFWorld Article: WHAT MAKES ME GIVE A “FIVE-STAR” REVIEW?
Thought you might want to have a look at this. I wrote it after my book club asked me to. Even though it is…
THE FRUGAL WIZARD’S HANDBOOK FOR SURVIVING MEDIEVAL ENGLAND by Brandon Sanderson
Well, this one goes to show that (again) I shouldn’t let my preconceptions determining my reading. From that title, I was expecting some sort…
THE NIGHT BIRDS by Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden is one of the most prolific and respected horror writers of the past couple of decades. He’s appreciated in the horror community…
THE MARTIAN CONTINGENCY by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut #4)
It has been five years since the last Lady Astronaut novel (The Relentless Moon) so to say that getting reacquainted with Elma York (especially…
