NONESUCH by Francis Spufford
One of the trends I have noticed in recent years is the mainstreaming of science-fictional or fantasy tropes in mainstream fiction, crime novels, police…
Year: 2026
THE DORIANS by Nick Cutter
If, on your death bed, a stranger offered you the chance to extend your life, would you? Especially after you were resigned to death…
SFFWorld Exclusive Extract: A CURSE OF BEASTS AND MAGIC by Jeaniene Frost
Here at SFFWorld we’re pleased to offer you an exclusive look at A CURSE OF BEASTS AND MAGIC by Jeaniene Frost. A CURSE OF…
DAVID STARR SPACE RANGER by Isaac Asimov
I consider myself lucky to have been reading science fiction for a long while (And since you didn’t ask, it’s over 50 years!) One…
MAKE ME BETTER by Sarah Gailey
Anybody who has read Sarah Gailey knows she crafts unflinching narratives. Make Me Better is the third novel I’ve read by Gailey and it…
PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler
So: it’s become a thing for me that Ray Nayler, with I believe only two novels, a novella and a couple of short stories…
SEEK THE TRAITOR’S SON by Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth first came to my attention, as she did many others, I’m sure, with her Divergent series of novels (2011 – 2014), a…
ALL HAIL CHAOS by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Time of Iron #2)
All Hail Chaos is the second installment of Sarah Rees Brennan’s A Time of Iron, a portal fantasy which finds a young woman named…
MORTEDANT’S PERIL by R J Barker
R J Barker’s latest fantasy novel goes into the Grimdark – a murder mystery story of steampunkish machinery, death, political manoeuvrings and corruption in…
THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee
So, the introduction to the review copy of this book I received, written by Fonda, says that she was inspired to write this book…
THE HIVE by Ronald Malfi
Epic Horror is one of the most ambitious kinds of horror stories to tell. Horror is a genre that relies a great deal on…
MARS ONE by Charlotte Robinson
One of the recent discussions about Science Fiction I’ve had with non-genre readers has been about what readers want from Science Fiction. “Why do…
SFFWorld Interview with Jeremy Szal
Jeremy Szal is the author of The Common series, whose three science fiction novels – Stormblood, Blindspace, Wolfskin -and one short story – Scream…
THE DEMON KING (Nightfall #3) by Peter V. Brett
The Demon King is the third and final installment of Peter V. Brett’s Nightfall saga, closing the saga of Olive Paper and Darin Bales,…
PARADOX by Douglas and Aletheia Preston
So: what do holy relics, Neanderthals, UFO researchers and secret societies all have in common? They’re all in the latest book by Douglas Preston!…
THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by Ilona Andrews (Maggie the Undying #1)
Portal Fantasies are some of the earliest subset of fantasy novels, going all the way back to the great Lord Dunsany. In those early…
SFFWorld Exclusive Extract: Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Here at SFFWorld we’re pleased to offer you an exclusive look at METRO 2035, the final book in the Metro trilogy. The METRO trilogy…
STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi
I’ve often said that writing humour (sorry, American readers: ‘humor’) is HARD. The difficulty is, as I understand it, that writing humour means that…
GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons
Jenn Lyons has published a slew of well-received epic fantasy novels over the last few years (she launched a 5-book series in 2019 with…
WRETCH by Eric LaRocca
Eric LaRocca is one of the cutting-edge voices of horror today (mid 2020s), known for uncompromising stories that defy boundaries of any kind. When…
