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Shown is a graphic that has a blue wormhole background with streaks of light blue lightning through it. In the centre is the outline of a fist smashing down. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Text: BFS Online: Power in SFFH; Panel: Power crushes; Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Photos (left to right): Adrian Fletcher; Berna Hudson; Sid Jain; Ruth Frances Long; Elle Machray.
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BFS Online: Power in SFFH – Power Crushes

Hail the rebel cause! We’re all familiar with stories of protagonists set against seemingly

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Shown is a graphic that has a blue wormhole background with streaks of light blue lightning through it. In the centre is the outline of a fist smashing down. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Text: BFS Online: Power in SFFH; Interview, XX interviewed by Shona Kinsella; Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:15pm to 1:15pm. Photos (left to right): Juliet McKenna; Shona Kinsella.
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BFS Online: Power in SFFH – Interview

BFS Chair Shona Kinsella and Juliet McKenna chat about power dynamics, fantasy reimaginings and all

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Shown is a graphic that has a blue wormhole background with streaks of light blue lightning through it. In the centre is the outline of a fist smashing down. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Text: BFS Online: Power in SFFH; Readings; Saturday 25th July 2026. Photos (left to right): Myrddin Young; Alex Cochran; Melanie Bell; Mel Reynard; BrightFlame; Valeriya Salt.
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BFS Online: Power in SFFH – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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Shown is a graphic that has a blue wormhole background with streaks of light blue lightning through it. In the centre is the outline of a fist smashing down. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Text: BFS Online: Power in SFFH; Panel: Power creeps; Saturday 25th July 2026, 10:10am to 11:10am. Photos (left to right): Eleanor Pender; Shreya Ila Anasuya; Philip A. Suggars; Wole Talabi.
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BFS Online: Power in SFFH – Power Creeps

Some are born with great power, while others have it thrust upon them. But what about those who

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Meet Trudie Skies

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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Ask an Expert: June 2026

In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative

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Adrian Fletcher

Citadel of the Moon by Mike Chinn

After ‘Hail the New Age’ at the end of last year, Mike Chinn returns us to the cold-hearted

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Adrian Fletcher

Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher

There is a fashion for rewriting and reinterpreting fairy tales. Some readers find this comforting

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Adrian Fletcher

Thirsty by Lucy Lehane

Thirsty is a quirky supernatural romance inspired by hit film and later sitcom What We Do in the

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Craig Lockley

Solodark RPG

Solo play is a natural evolution of tabletop role-playing games. Sometimes people can’t get

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Craig Lockley

Shadowdark RPG

There might be monsters, there might be unknown hazards, dying or serious injuries could be almost

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Adrian Fletcher

Dancer’s Lament by Ian C. Esselmont

Prequels are always an interesting proposition. There’s a line to walk between what readers of

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