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- Possession…witches…werewolves…Satanic Cults, Rachel Harrison has covered some of the top iconic characters/tropes/creatures of the horror genre. With So Thirsty, she tackles perhaps the most iconic of all horror creatures, the Vampire. A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from…
- The story of this book’s publication in the UK is a long and complicated one, but keeping it simple, Blackwater was first published in 1983 in the US, enveloped in the horror boom of the 1980’s, after Stephen King’s Carrie opened the floodgates for a deluge of horror books (as described in Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks…
- LitRPG is one of the biggest subgenres to emerge in the last decade or so. A subset of the fantasy/science fiction genre, the story has elements of video games or role playing games as part of the text of the story. In the case of the Dungeon Crawler Carl novels, which begins with the eponymous…
- J.W. Hawkins talks about his new book Tales of the Wythenwood which is being released today. — I love words. This is why I wrote Tales of the Wythenwood. Now, saying I love words may seem odd, perhaps more usual would be the maxims we often hear from writers. I love writing, I love being…
- Portal Fantasies are one of the most traditional kinds of fantasies, those in which characters from “the real world” find themselves transported to a land of fairy, or magic, perhaps the most famous being The Wizard of Oz. Entering the fantasy world of a book is a fun twist on the portal fantasy and that’s…
- Imagine dying 237 times and waking up in the same place after you are killed. You have memories of what you’ve done in your previous lives so you try to avoid the same mistakes, especially when a creature who seems to be a Dark Lord kills you after having you trapped in their dungeon. You’re…
- Seems to be an Award-announcement-heavy week! The British Fantasy Society have announced their short list for the Awards this year. Based on 2023 publications and events, the ceremony will be held at The Queens in Chester on 13rd October. The nominees are as follows: Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel Jurors: Susan Jeferies, Brian Kinsella,…
- Getting the gang back together…a common, well-trod theme in fiction is how Wen-yi Lee’s debut novel, The Dark We Know begins. Isadora Chang reluctantly returns home after the death of her abusive father. When she gets back home, the past she tried to escape snares her in its grasp. Isa left two years prior on…
- The 2023 World Fantasy Awards nominations have been announced. Final Ballot and Life Achievement Award Winners LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Ginjer Buchanan Jo Fletcher NOVEL The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga Press/Titan UK) The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love (Random House) Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Tor Publishing Group/Tor UK) Shigidi and the Brass Head of…
- The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on Sunday, 11 August, 2024, during a formal ceremony at the the 82nd Worldcon, Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon for our Futures. 3,813 valid final ballots (3,808 electronic and 5 paper) were received…