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Randy’s latest review is of a relatively unknown classic author, recently reprinted and appropriate for Halloween! The shadows crawled like crippled rats around…
In a world where divine spirits are the source of all life, Alpi is a Soul Sender – a kind of wandering healer who…
There was something strange, mysterious even, about the White Horse tonight. Normally, it was merely an Indian Bar. My Indian bar. But there was…
Sometimes it’s funny how the little details can derail a book*. Case in point – The Hexologists. The basic story here is that couple…
Today’s Countdown to Halloween offering from Randy is a thriller with a touch of the odd about it… [I] was on my way to…
And we’re off! As usual, we sprinkle through October a selection of books that are more suited to Halloween. In this first post we…
Stephen Baxter is an SF author who is pretty much known for using big ideas in his science fiction. Colliding galaxies, megaplanets, solar extinction,…
As announced on the BFS website: https://britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-award-winners-2023, announced on Saturday 16th September 2023 at Fantasycon. The winners are highlighted in red. The Legends of…
It may not have escaped your attention, readers, that fiction likes its little labels, whether it be ‘grimdark’, ‘cosy fantasy’, ‘BookTok’ or the like.…
Welcome, my friends, and read about a classic, a tale that deals with those ancient tropes where ‘old’ meets ‘new’. The High Crusade is…
My uncle owned a shop, the Occultorium, at the top of Clifton Hill. The name was spelled out in Gothic lettering on the marquee,…
Double acts – they’re a Fantasy staple, aren’t they? I mention this because they are an important element of the latest collection by Garth…
Adrian Tchaikovsky is back – though we would argue the Arthur C Clarke Award winner never left the Science Fiction scene. SFFWorld is pleased…
Another Summer, another Stephen King read…. Well, sort of. I’ve got in the habit of reading a Stephen King at the beginning of the…
From the World Fantasy Awards℠ website: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Peter Crowther John Douglas NOVEL Saint Death’s Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney (Solaris) Spear by Nicola…
This year’s British Fantasy Awards nominees have been announced. They are as follows: The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel Jurors: Elias Eells,…
This is the second in Daniel Abraham’s new Fantasy series, based around the city of Kithamar. The first book, Age of Ash, was reviewed…
The awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society and given each year at Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Convention,…
As I type this, we are on the cusp of the Summer holiday season. It can only be good planning that means that we…
Last night, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) announced the winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards. You can find the complete…
