Ask an Expert: July 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Meet David H. McTaggart
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
From Pen to Print: Daniel Willcocks on Twisted Tales: Jack
Indie horror author Daniel Willcocks looks back at the creation of Jack, the first novel in his new
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Meet Zhui Ning Chang
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World Fantasy Awards Shortlist Announced
Who’s made the shortlist for this year’s World Fantasy Awards? Find out here, then book your ticket
Meet S. Naomi Scott
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A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
A Harvest of Hearts is set in a fantastical kingdom where magic is fuelled by people’s
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
Six Wild Crowns transposes infamous Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives into a fantasy world
Marginal by Tom Carlisle
In many ways, it’s hard to imagine a world which hadn’t experienced John W.
The Last Song of Penelope By Claire North
This is the last book in North’s ‘Songs of Penelope’ series, telling the
The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Evocative. Eerie. Mythic. Down-right weird. I could say all these things, and more, about The
The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong
As long as the Netherking inhabits her brother’s body, Mirae cannot strike the final blow