WHALESONG by Miles Cameron
I was pleased to see this one arrive for review – after all, this series has been one of my favourites in recent years.…
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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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: MALPERTUIS by Jean Ray
The autumn came and went, spreading neither joy nor glory over the town. It is possible that beyond the ramparts it gilded the woods,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL by Richard Kadrey
Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries—one living (Ford), one undead (Neuland); one of them kills the undead, the other kills the living. When a…
RED CITY by Marie Lu
So: this one’s straight out of LA gangland. Think The Sopranos, Goodfellas, The Godfather, even, but with magic. The story is set in Angel…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE WOLF IN THE GARDEN by Alfred H. Bill
[…] there came the skurry of feet in a perfect frenzy of haste on the flags without; the front door flew open; and the…
SFFWORLD Countdown to Halloween 2025: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. (Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1) My Halloween reads for SFFWorld this year start…
ALCHEMY OF SECRETS by Stephanie Garber
Although Stephanie Garber is well-known for her best-selling Caraval series, her latest novel is being sold as her first novel for adults. From the…
