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Lauren McMenemy & The BFS Discord Community

What Exactly is “Cosy” Speculative Fiction?

What exactly do readers mean when they talk about “cosy” fiction? We asked our members, and they

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From Pen to Print: Paul S Edwards on The Triton Run

Celebrating this week’s release of his novel The Triton Run – out on Thursday through Northodox

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Meet Jason Whittle

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Gary Couzens

The TV That Made Us: The Changes (1975)

In this first of a semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The

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Russell A Smith

BFS Retreat: It’s Not All About Chasing Word Counts!

About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask

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Dan Hanly

BFS Retreat 2025: Creativity in Companionship Gets the Job Done

About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask

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BFS Reviews

The Soul Thief by S L Howe

Manchester 1888. Photography is a new leisure activity and a mark of wealth. However, people who

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Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley

Valour is having a nightmare again, of creatures of folklore and old gods. The assassin does not

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Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators’ Guide

Eldritch horrors existed before the 20th century, and have lurked in the dark recesses of the

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Call of Cthulhu – No Time to Scream

Gaming is fun, but to newcomers, it can be intimidating. Everyone who has ever played a tabletop

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The Sirens by Emilia Hart

The Sirens is a lushly written novel set across two time periods. We follow two sets of sisters

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Dragonfire. Issue 1. RPG Zine Review

One of the most significant aspects of tabletop role-playing is that the games are limitless.

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